Subscribe

Sue Asci

Boston Bureau Reporter at Investment News. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Displaying 346 results

Topic

Obama’s first 100 days in office earn advisers’ thumbs down

President Obama reached his much-ballyhooed 100-day milestone last week, but most financial advisers were in no mood to celebrate.

Topic

Consumers took sunnier view of economy in April

The Consumer Confidence Index rose to 65.1 in April, up from 57.3 in March. The index level is just above the 62.6 recorded in April 2008, according to the report.

Topic

Obama’s first 100 days in office earn advisers’ thumbs down

President Obama reached his much-ballyhooed 100-day milestone last week, but most financial advisers were in no mood to celebrate.

Topic

Ex-Janus manager sues for $3.8M in wages and compensation

A Denver district court is slated to hear the case Monday of a former employee of Janus Capital Management Group Inc. who charged the firm with breach of contract.

Topic

Income up, revenue down for Morningstar

Morningstar Inc. yesterday announced first-quarter earnings of $25 million, or $0.51 a diluted share, up from $23.1 million, or $0.47 a share, a year earlier.

Topic

Results of bank stress tests could cause havoc, analysts say

Only a few banks are expected to fail the Federal Reserve’s stress tests, but the fallout could be a severe, ranging from triggering the collapse of other banks to a disassembling of the banking model, analysts say.

Topic

Carson Wealth, Peak Consulting expand, names president

Carson Wealth Management Group and Peak Consulting, one of the biggest firms affiliated with LPL Financial of Boston, are planning to expand and open offices outside of the Omaha, Neb., headquarters and have named a president.

Topic

Mutual fund assets grow despite outflows, ICI says

Mutual fund assets grew by 2.3% in March, according to a report released by the Investment Company Institute.

Topic

Financial services vies with tobacco for least-loved industry

What do the financial services industry and the tobacco industry have in common? They are held in equally low regard by the public, according to a survey released today.

Topic

SEC freezes assets of Connecticut hedge fund manager

The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a court order freezing the assets of a Connecticut hedge fund manager who allegedly bilked investors of $30 million by inflating the size of two of his funds.