The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced today that earnings rose 20% in the first quarter to $876 million, from $728 million for the same period a year earlier.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. today confirmed that chief executive John Mack, a registered Republican, has thrown his support behind Democratic New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 presidential election, according to published reports.
Firstrade Securities got the top overall score in the latest survey of online brokerage firms conducted by Consumer Reports.
New York-based TIAA-CREF has increased equity exposure on all seven of its lifecycle funds to 90% up from 80%, the company announced today.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. today reported a net profit of $16,790,000 or $1.28 per share for the first quarter, a 2.5% decrease from $17,217,000, or $1.36 per share, in the same quarter in 2006, the company announced today.
The newly formed NYSE Euronext today reported net income of $67.6 million in the first quarter for NYSE Group, a $37.3 million -- or 123% -- increase as compared to net income of $30.3 million from the year-ago period.
More than 90% of investors surveyed believe that the same investor protection rules should apply to both stockbrokers and financial planners when they offer the same kind of investment advice services, according to a new study.
Fidelity Investments today said total client assets at its Fidelity Brokerage Co. unit reached a record $1.77 trillion in the first quarter, up 19% from a year earlier.
Nuveen Investments Inc. today announced the initial public offering of the Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund.
Charles Schwab Corp. today announced no-fee checking accounts from Charles Schwab Bank, with an annual percentage yield of 4.25%.
Janus Capital Group Inc. today announced its profits rose 1% and its revenues increased 7% in the first quarter.
Franklin Resources Inc.’s second-quarter profits more than doubled due to more inflow into its funds and higher earnings from its investments, the San Mateo, Calif.-based asset manager announced today.
Jefferies & Company Inc. today announced the appointment of Edward J. Craig as managing director and head of U.S. Cash Equities Trading.
The Vanguard Group Inc. today said it plans to simplify its account fees, and will also offer ways for investors to avoid them entirely.
London-based AMVESCAP PLC reported that operating profit increased by 27.1% for the quarter to $237.2 million, from $186.6 million in the same quarter last year.
T. Rowe Price Group today announced that its first-quarter earnings rose 22% and that its assets under management reached a new record.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. today reported a 32% hike in total revenues and a 42% increase in net income.
Asset management firm Affiliated Managers Group Inc. said today that asset inflows and better performance from its funds lifted first-quarter profit by 4%.
Financial service professionals who provide portfolio management, asset allocation and financial advice should be regulated as investment advisers, six organizations said in a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox.
A group of banks led by the Royal Bank of Scotland today offered over $98 billion for ABN Amro, trumping the $90 billion offer by London-based Barclays PLC announced earlier in the week, according to published reports.
