WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission is setting up an advisory committee on financial reporting to scrutinize the high number of financial restatements by public companies, according to Robert Pozen, who will head the committee.
WASHINGTON — The Department of Labor and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., are considering separate efforts to crack down on pension consultant conflicts of interests following a report by the Government Accountability Office that said undisclosed conflicts could be lowering pension fund investment returns.
PHILADELPHIA — Although iPath exchange traded notes have amassed more than $2.6 billion since making their debut more than a year ago, their appeal remains a mystery to some industry experts.
As the number of regional brokerage firms dwindles, executives at those that remain insist they’re better off staying independent.
On the heels of the federal appeals court decision rejecting fee-based brokerage accounts, brokers are facing yet another challenge from consumer advocates who are questioning whether 12(b)-1 fees are being used illegally.
Advisers are reacting to the impending sale of Rydex Investments to the Security Benefit Group of Companies with a mixture of enthusiasm, caution and disapproval.
Pressed by very wealthy clients who feel they are overpaying, and under cost pressures of their own, multifamily offices increasingly are searching for alternatives to asset-based fees, according to industry executives and observers.
Cynthia Keithley, principal of Keithley Investment Group LLC, goes to almost any length to serve her small-fry clients.
Forget expense ratios. Portfolio trading costs can be an even bigger drag on mutual fund performance.
Mergers between employee benefit and financial advisory firms may become common as they set their combined sights on baby boomers’ retirement assets, according to industry observers.
