President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney made competing
assertions about the economy during their debate in Denver. How did they square
with the facts?
A San Francisco-based investment advisor faces federal criminal charges
and a civil lawsuit by securities regulators for allegedly stealing more
than $500,000 from an investor.
Two former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. senior traders are starting a hedge
fund with at least $50 million in initial capital from Investcorp, a
firm that seeds alternative-investment firms.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Sustainability needs to be embraced by all investors and integrated
across capital markets if the world is to address its most pressing
problems, says the president of a leading U.S...
Mitt Romney's idea for capping individuals' tax deductions at $17,000
would impose a burden that would fall hardest on the wealthiest
taxpayers, who make the most use of the breaks.
The firms most likely to benefit first from new rules that would allow hedge funds to conduct wide advertising campaigns aren't hedge funds.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Successful corporate social responsibility efforts by investors with
U.S. companies lead to an excess annual return of 4...
by Thomas M. Kostigen
Financial advisors and wealth managers who invest internationally should
be looking for country certification of environmental, social and
governance issues.
Mortgage prepayment rates have soared to the highest in seven years as
homeowners take advantage of the lowest borrowing costs on record to
refinance.
by
Jim McConville
With Morgan Stanley's well-publicized technology travails fueling
broker dissatisfaction, industry experts say Merrill Lynch's recruiting
raids of the firm's top wealth managers are to be...
BlackRock Inc.'s
Laurence D. Fink, who has been trying to persuade retail investors to
get out of cash, said the U.S. is about a year away from having a more
robust economy.
A
South Florida man charged with running an $11 million scam involving
non-existent shares in companies including Facebook Inc. and Groupon
Inc...
by
Jeff Schlegel
Replacing MSCI with FTSE and new CRSP benchmarks will reduce Vanguard's costs and is expected to bring lower shareholder fees.
Russia is preparing to open its bond market to foreigners, and investors already are lining up to take part.
by
Karen DeMasters
Although the national recession has passed, people's confidence in their
finances has not returned to pre-recession levels, according to a
survey by the Society of Actuaries.
by
Karen DeMasters
Janet Stanzak, principal and owner of Financial Empowerment LLC of
Bloomington, Minn., has been elected president-elect of the Financial
Planning Association (FPA) for next year.
by
Jim McConville
Independent registered investment hybrid advisor Washington Wealth
Management is affiliating with LPL Financial, company officials said
Tuesday.
by
Jim McConville
The wirehouse asset management market continues to lose advisors to the
RIA sector and could lose as much as seven percent market share over the
next three years, according to Cerulli...
by
Karen DeMasters
CFP certificants would be required to obtain 10 additional hours of
continuing education every two years under proposals being considered by
the CFP Board of Standards.
