Euronext NV today reported a 4.4% profit loss during the first quarter, due to a reclassification of the company’s stake in LCH.Clearnet.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has launched 12 indexes comprising exchange-listed American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts.
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. is purchasing a 20% minority stake in a hedge fund with $8 billion in assets under management.
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. plans to reshuffle the leadership structure of its markets and investment banking operations, according to a Financial Times report.
Charles “Ed” Haldeman Jr. said that it’s “fine” with him if his soon-to-be bosses at Canada’s Power Financial Corp. want to replace him as chief executive of Putnam Investments.
Other banks may follow Bank of America Corp.’s decision this month to cut mortgage clients’ borrowing costs drastically, including waiving the requirement for private mortgage insurance, industry observers say.
Despite its pending acquisition by a unit of Power Financial Corp., Putnam Investments continues to face an uphill battle in its bid to regain the trust and confidence of financial advisers.
PHILADELPHIA — Distressed debt can be risky, but that hasn’t stopped investors from turning to it in search of extra yield, industry observers say.
Now that the Financial Planning Association’s victory over fee-based brokerage accounts is cemented, some in the securities industry are wondering whether the group will take aim at other brokerage transactions that hinge upon a registered representative giving clients advice.
State-level budget pressures are fueling an investment bonanza for those firms with the resources and wherewithal to tap into a fast-developing market of infrastructure investments.
LOS ANGELES — Fueled by a flood of money from private-equity firms buying local businesses as well as a spectacular appreciation of real estate values, California’s Orange County has emerged from the shadows of neighboring Los Angeles as a wealth management powerhouse in its own right.
Bank of America Corp. has been sued for race discrimination by allegedly steering wealthy clients to white co-workers.
John C. Whitehead said he is outraged by the excessive compensation given to Wall Street top execs.
Bank of America appoints Moynihan and Sevilla-Sacasa to head a wealth team that incorporates U.S. Trust Corp.
Russia's customs service is suing the Bank of New York for $22 billion over alleged misdeeds dating from the 1990s, according to Russian news agencies.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired Xign Corp., a provider of business-to-business on-demand financial settlement solutions.
The Fidelity Out of Sudan group applauded news that the fund giant has slashed its stake in PetroChina ADRs by 91%.
An affiliate of Edward Lampert's ESL Investments Inc. hedge fund now owns 15.24 million shares of Citigroup Inc.
George "Beau" Taylor, JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s energy-trading head has quit to join the Credit Suisse Group, according to published reports.
Rising trading volumes boosted the London exchange's fiscal-year operating profits by 55% to $367 million.
