Dan Jamieson
Dan was Senior Editor at InvestmentNews from 2005 to 2013, before moving on to become Editor at large for Financial Advisor magazine. Check out his video bio here. Connect with him at LinkedIn here.
Leveraged and inverse ETFs: What’s the fuss?
As leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds have come under attack, some advisers wonder what all the fuss is…
Heavy government borrowing, inflationary policies to cut bond prices
The three-decade overall bull market in bonds is dead — and though there are opportunities in some corporate and emerging-markets bonds, the easy money has been made.
So much for strapped: SEC’s spending has nearly tripled over the last decade
Contrary to some congressional leaders' recent claims that the SEC has been starved for resources, the agency's budget has grown significantly over the past decade.
Schapiro’s warning on recruiting deals is offbase, some say
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro's concerns about broker recruitment deals are off-target, according to some brokerage industry observers and participants.
Madoff claimed to be on ‘short list’ to chair SEC
Admitted fraudster Bernard L. Madoff claimed in 2005 that he was on the “short list” to be named the new SEC chairman.
Former ING Advisors chief executive John Simmers resurfaces
John Simmers, former chief executive to the ING Advisors Network, has joined The Compliance Department Inc. of Centennial, Colo., as director of risk-management product development.
Merrill Lynch stock-drop suit settled for $75 million
A federal judge gave final approval to a $75 million settlement between Merrill Lynch and employees who sued the New York-based brokerage house in 2007 to recover losses they sustained from holding Merrill company stock in their retirement plans.
Bernanke should depoliticize the Fed, critics say
Once safely ensconced in another four-year term as Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke needs to separate policy from politics and establish its independence from other Washington power centers, some critics say.
QA3 Financial hit with $500K claim over Medical Capital notes; Securities America, others face suits
The first lawsuit over the sale of allegedly fraudulent notes issued by Medical Capital Holdings Inc. was filed last week, and more look likely to come.
Commodities prices resume their upswing
A decade-long rise in commodities prices — the so-called supercycle — is about to resume, market bulls say, driven by rising industrial demand, a weaker dollar and production constraints.
