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Good or bad, greed is back
Old-fashioned greed is making a comeback.
Straight to the top: Large investors want direct access to corporate brass
Open lines of communication and access to executives at public companies rank as top priorities by institutional investors and equity analysts, according to an investor relations management study released today by Greenwich Associates.
Investors still greedy? Some warn of risk levels
Investors are still taking more risk than they should, Curtis Arledge, co-head of fixed income at BlackRock Inc., warned advisers yesterday at the Schwab Impact conference in San Diego.
Affluent more upbeat and likely to fuel recovery, report suggests
In what could be an indicator that the economy is approaching recovery, optimism is rising among affluent adults in the United States, according to data from Ipsos Mendelsohn's third online Affluent Barometer survey of this year.
Advisers are in a balancing act with their unemployed clients
Financial advisers are becoming psychologists, job counselors, life coaches, chief financial officers and tax advisers in an effort…
Advisers reach out to clients amid wildfires
As wildfires blazed through Angeles National Forest last week, advisers who had weathered other such natural disasters kept their data safe and found ways to connect with their clients.
Making the grade: Investors can rate advisers on new website
Clients will be able to rate their financial advisers using a website launched this week.
Investors hunting for signs of economic growth
While investors go into the new week believing the economy is indeed emerging from recession, they still need to see more solid evidence of a rebound.
Fund giants Fidelity, Vanguard and others turn up lobbying
Fidelity Investments of Boston spent $940,000 — both directly and via third-party firms — during the second quarter to lobby lawmakers in Washington on financial regulatory reform, retirement, taxes and other issues, according to recent filings with the House of Representatives' Office of the Clerk.
Vanguard registers for seven bond ETFs
The Vanguard Group Inc. last week filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer seven bond index exchange traded funds in what some industry experts think will be a direct challenge to iShares, the dominant fixed-income ETF provider.
Fidelity, JPMorgan recognized for offering strong educational services to investors, advisers
Fidelity Investments is leading the way when it comes to providing investors and advisers with good educational resources, according to a report today from Corporate Insight Inc., a New York-based financial services consulting firm.
B-Ds reel from higher SIPC fees
New, higher assessments by the Securities Investor Protection Corp. are causing ”sticker shock” at several broker-dealers, particularly independent-contractor firms.
See no evil: Clients still turning a blind eye to losses
Investors have been ignoring critical information about their investments — and also rarely have been talking with their advisers — since the financial crisis began last year, according to a new survey commissioned by The Charles Schwab Corp.
Investors boosted mutual fund inflows last week
Investors poured $11.05 billion into mutual funds for the one-week period ended July 22, according to the ICI.
Investor confidence going south in July
The market rally hasn't done much to increase investor confidence this month, as investment sentiment fell to its lowest level since March, according to the Bloomberg Professional Confidence Survey.
Equity issues hitting market at record pace
Record levels of stock issuance by public companies over the past several weeks could come back to haunt the market and hurt investors, at least in the near term.
iShares expected to move into actively managed ETFs
A new iShares that is more heavily involved in actively managed exchange traded funds will likely emerge as the company changes hands, though some say it might be late to the party.
Millionaires break out the champagne as Spectrum index takes record leap
The Spectrem Millionaire Investor Index rose 17 points to -2 in May, recording its largest advance in the history of the index.
SEC forms Investor Advisory Committee
The Securities and Exchange Commission has formed an Investor Advisory Committee to give investors “a greater voice in the commission’s work,” the SEC announced today.
Carbon emissions bill should prompt new evaluation of companies as investments, study says
If proposed cap-and-trade legislation aimed at restricting corporate carbon emissions is passed, advisers and investors will have to re-evaluate companies on an individual basis, as the real-money effects of this law would vary dramatically from firm to firm, according a new research report.
