White House seeks to limit interest income that can be sheltered; states, cities already lining up against proposal
The Treasury Department's Federal Insurance Office last week said that it is looking for public comments focusing specifically on systemic risk as part of a report on modernizing insurance regulations
Raymond James executives are taking steps to boost the profile of the firm's small custody unit, and they are hinting at bigger things to come
In what seems to be an about-face, wirehouses are embracing fixed indexed annuities, which offer investors a guaranteed-minimum return and the opportunity to partake in stock market gains
In this edition of 'Five Questions,' the boss of RNC Genter Capital Management talks dividends, gold, and P/E ratios
As sponsors of nontraded real estate investment trusts continue their full-court press on sales, some independent broker-dealers are dialing back their level of risk and have cut back, or are considering reducing, the number of REIT products they allow their representatives to sell
Financial advisers who think their millionaire clients would prefer sit-down meetings instead of e-mails or text messages may need to do a rethink.
Ten questions, ten answers from the iconic founder of the discount brokerage
United Capital Financial Advisers will acquire the assets of Peak Capital Investment Services – an advisory firm with $600 million in assets under management – executives revealed at the Schwab Impact Conference here in San Francisco today.
First, and most important, a large part of the late summer sell-off was precipitated by a growing belief that the United States and the global economy were about to enter another recession.
Comment by brokerage's CEO likely to tamp down rumors about E*Trade acquisition
Precious metal set to drop well below 1,600 within weeks, says chartist
Twenty-two of 25 people surveyed by Bloomberg expect the metal to rise next week, the highest proportion since mid-July.
The revelation that a Finra official allegedly altered requested reports is just the latest embarrassment for SEC chairman Mary Schapiro, who was in charge of the SRO when the document doctoring supposedly took place. <b>Big Picture</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20111030/REG/310309968>Another black eye for Finra</a><br><b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111021&Category=FREE&ArtNo=102109995&Ref=PH>Financial firms that have paid the most $$$ to the SEC in fines and settlements</a>
Although commodities are falling down on the job as a portfolio diversifier in the rough-and-tumble markets, it would be a big mistake to give up on the asset class altogether
Large-cap-value stocks stand out as the clear favorite in equities for the year ahead
As hundreds milled about at Zuccotti Park today in Manhattan's Financial District, it became clear that Occupy Wall Street isn't just a young person's movement anymore. And it's gathering momentum.
Firm says that's the potential loss if it has to buy back auction-rate securities at this time; investigations pending
Despite the glitter of the Goldman Sachs name, the bank's asset management operation continues to sputter. One telltale benchmark: the unit has had eight bosses in eight years. Can 'Lloyd's Boys' turn things around?
Jon Corzine, the former Democratic senator and governor of New Jersey, is warning the financial services industry: Don't try to fight the financial-reform bill being debated in Congress.
