James Kroeker, the chief economist at the Securities and Exchange Commission, said the financial crisis "has highlighted for us the importance of global solutions, even on an accounting front, to complex issues."
Seven out of 10 Americans lack confidence that the federal government has taken safeguards to prevent another financial industry meltdown, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
President warned financial titans on Monday — the first anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse — they could not count on any more bailouts.
If there is one lesson that financial advisers and their clients have learned since the financial world cratered in mid-September 2008, it is that black swans can be as numerous and messy as Canada geese.
With gold hovering around the psychologically significant $1,000-an-ounce mark and silver making its own impressive ascent this year, the theories naturally abound about whether now is the time to get in or out of precious metals.
A year after the onset of the financial crisis, advisers remain wary of insurers' financial health when recommending products, according to the <i>InvestmentNews</i> 2009 Insurance Product Survey.
With tax reform high on the administration's agenda for next year, the life insurance industry is pushing for preferential treatment for annuities.
The Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general, David Kotz, rightfully excoriated the agency for its failure to expose the Madoff scheme during its investigations of the firm.
Schwab Charitable Fund today launched a service that helps organizations determine if they want to convert from a private foundation to a donor-advised fund.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained almost 50% since its March low, but for those who prefer to cry about how far the stock market fell before March, there is nothing quite like the Dow Jones handkerchief.
The chief lobbying official for the Financial Planning Association is stepping down this month.
Sheryl J. Moore is mad as hell at the media, and she's not going to take it anymore.
In what may be a first, a Native American tribe is buying a broker-dealer and money manager, with a plan to win business by using its status as a minority-owned firm to appeal to Native American investors.
Fidelity Investments, responding to The Charles Schwab Corp.'s June announcement of price reductions for independent advisers and their clients, is rolling out a competing program with a few extra twists.
The New York State Insurance Department is proposing a rule requiring more transparency about how the sellers of insurance products are compensated.
The federal deficit surged higher into record territory in August, hitting $1.38 trillion with one month left in the budget year.
M Financial Group is expanding its reach across the border and has added Caledonia Planning Group of Ontario, Canada, to its roster of advisory firms, the company announced yesterday.
Two bills aimed at protecting seniors from financial fraud were introduced in the House today, winning praise from the North American Securities Administrators Association Inc.
The week's dollar sell-off continued today, with the greenback hitting a fresh 12-month low.
U.S. businesses reduced inventories at the wholesale level for a record 11th consecutive month in July, although sales rose by the largest amount in more than a year, according to government data released today.
