Barry B. Burr
Barry B. Burr is editorial page editor at sister publication Pensions & Investments.
Barry B. Burr is editorial page editor at sister publication Pensions & Investments.
Number of cases and size of firms involved continues to fall but that doesn't necessarily mean there is less fraud
Index funds might have to divest Russian securities under new sanctions imposed by the U.S. government to tighten pressure on Russia.
ICI chief Stevens says assumption that 401(k) plans aren't working is wrong.
The SEC on Thursday settled with Institutional Shareholder Services on charges “for failing to safeguard the confidential proxy voting information of clients participating in a number of significant proxy contests,” according to an SEC statement.
Shareholders will have their “say” this proxy season as companies slate advisory votes on executive compensation required under the Dodd-Frank financial reform law
U.S. socially conscious investing assets grew to $3.07 trillion as of year-end 2009, up 13.3% from $2.71 trillion in 2006, according to the Social Investment Forum Foundation's latest report on such investing trends
A weak economy, a poor equities market and low interest rates have been a boon to high-yield junk bonds.
A weak economy, dropping stock market and low interest rates are bringing a strong boom to the weakest-rated fixed-income sector — high yield — giving investors top relative returns.
Asset manager M&A activity fell 23% in 2009, to 179 transactions from 231 in 2008, although total assets under management of firms involved in transactions was up 179% to $4.682 trillion, spurred by large transactions such as BlackRock's acquisition of BGI, according to a Freeman & Co. report.
Jacques Perold was named head of Fidelity Investments' $1.4 billion asset management group, which includes Pyramis Global Advisors, said Vincent Loporchio, spokesman.
