Rule governing back-office personnel effective as of mid-October; reaction to Madoff?
In the days prior to the collapse Friday of negotiations over raising the debt ceiling, the outlines of major tax reform that likely will be required in the long run to restore fiscal balance in Washington began to take shape
McCrudden faces ten years in prison for Internet threats against regulators; allegedly posted execution list on his company website
A U.S. default triggered by the failure of politicians to agree to raising the country's debt ceiling would be an “act of collective insanity” with severe impact on asset prices and the global economy, according Citigroup Inc. economists.
U.S. exchange-traded funds took in $56.3 billion for the first half of this year, an increase of more than 50.9% from the first half of 2010.
Stricter regs could hurt carrier's core businesses; MetLife Bank accounts for mere 2% of earnings
Despite denials by Mutual Fund Store founder Adam Bold, sources claim the giant RIA is on the block. One says the firm is being valued at around $300 million.
Insurer MetLife moving into the business in a big way, while banks back out. Says one industry consultant: 'They must know something I don't know.'
The year 2013 may snap a 12-year winning streak for wealthy Americans on taxes due on income, capital gains, dividends and money given to their heirs
Florida insurance commissioner worried carriers spending more energy on collecting premiums than paying out on policies
Insurance regulators questioned MetLife Inc. executives today at a hearing in Florida as they sought to understand the insurer's death benefit settlement practices.
The bleeding has started at Securities America Inc., as competitors are successfully recruiting reps from the beleaguered broker-dealer.
Broker-dealers have been engaging in sales practices for structured securities products that hurt retail investors, according to an SEC report.
Finra has warned investors about chasing yield with structured products, junk bonds and floating-rate bank-loan funds.
Moody's estimates loss of AAA rating would add $100B to Uncle Sam's carrying costs; impact on Treasuries 'significant'
Massachusetts' top securities regulator is suing RBC Capital Markets LLC and one of its former registered representatives over the sale of leveraged exchange-traded funds, saying they sold them to clients who didn't understand how the investments worked.
The Land of Lincoln is holding onto its dead presidents as long as possible, stiffing vendors as small as local pizzerias and as large as IBM
Investment advisers who must migrate from regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission to state oversight now will have extra time to make the transition.
An SEC rule proposal intended to thwart the likes of Bernard Madoff likely would result in significantly higher compliance costs for smaller broker-dealers.
