Bloomberg's Susan Antilla offers her opinion on just how much (or little) progress women have made in the financial services industry over the last two decades
The following is an edited transcript of an InvestmentNews.com webcast held in New York on March 9.
Unfortunately, many individuals are getting confused.
Merrill Lynch won dismissal of an investors' class-action lawsuit over auction-rate securities, at least the seventh such victory since the market collapsed in February 2008.
The Wall Street giant wants a $1.4B tax refund from the bank it rescued. The regulator says TARP recipients aren't entitled to such refunds
According to Wednesday's edition of the Financial Times, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is gearing up to hire 2,000 rookie brokers. Adding these new minions to Sallie Krawcheck's 15,000-person retail army prompts a few questions.
Police searched the offices of the financial adviser to France's richest woman Friday as part of a growing scandal that includes allegations she gave cash illegally to President Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign.
Tells Congressional panel that the push to land bank fees -- along with lax government oversight and breakdown in communications -- resulted in abuses
As more Branch Managers pick up and move to another firm, more and more advisers are quoting the classic 1981 song by The Clash while considering whether they should follow their old boss to greener pastures.
U.S. Senator and Securities and Exchange Commission chairman defend plan for SEC self-budgeting
A former broker for Morgan Stanley and Banc of America Securities LLC will plead guilty today to receiving kickbacks for his role in a stock-loan scheme that operated from March 2004 to December 2005, court records show.
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VI International said to be down 61% -- not suprising, given the fund was raised at the peak of the property boom
Morgan Keegan fallout? The securities regulator warns B-Ds that bonds in funds cannot be considered 'rated' unless a third-party actually does the rating
District court rules that the mutual fund's heavy bets on mortgage-backed securities required shareholder approval
Brokerage and investment manager Charles Schwab Corp. gave its CEO Walter Bettinger a pay package valued at $10 million last year, according to a regulatory filing made Tuesday.
Sean Payton, Drew Brees, Archie Manning were among those who paid for film tax credits from Louisiana Film Studios. Now, studio head Wayne Read is facing federal fraud charges
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and his wife have sued the team's former long snapper over a $144,000 investment tied to a now-defunct movie studio.
Kevin Houser played with the New Orleans Saints from 2000 to 2008. Now, his former teammate Jeremy Shockey — and others — claim the Securities America-affiliated rep ripped them off in an alleged tax scam.
Randy Abeles from RSM McGladrey takes all of advisers' tax questions this week.
