September 08, 2010 Greek debt crisis prompts Europe to create new supervisory board....
September 08, 2010 Impact of the recent crisis ‘profound’ for small communities....
September 07, 2010 The mark-to-imagination for “toxic assets” on the books of financial companies is a lingering problem. A big one....
September 07, 2010 Disclosure and transparency, credit ratings, and internal controls top the SEC's agenda for a series of nationwide field hearings to examine the municipal securities markets, starting in San Francisco on September 21....
September 07, 2010 Robert E. Diamond Jr., who built Barclays PLC into a global powerhouse in investment banking and has been criticized for his lavish pay, will become chief executive next year, the company announced Tuesday....
September 07, 2010 As part of its efforts to modernize, the Securities Investor Protection Corp. will hold its first-ever online forum for investors who want to speak out about the SIPC’s operations at 8 p.m. EDT on September 14 at www.SIPCModernization.org....
September 07, 2010 SEC Chair Mary L. Schapiro spoke about "Strengthening Our Equity Market Structure" to The Economic Club of New York on September 7. ...
September 07, 2010 Blue-chip companies are expected to earn slightly less than they did last quarter, but 27% more than they did a year ago, analysts say....
September 06, 2010 Investors are relieved by Friday’s U.S. jobs report that was better than expected....
September 06, 2010 Spending would be centered on transportation infrastructure. ...
September 06, 2010 Barney Frank’s seat on the financial services committee is just one of the coveted positions....
September 06, 2010 Volume down, dollar value slightly up over last year....
September 03, 2010 Home buyers for the rest of 2010 have an edge over sellers....
September 03, 2010 ING Prime Rate Trust, a closed-end fund, will redeem a portion of the outstanding ARPS at par....
September 03, 2010 Dow closes up 1.2%; S&P rises 1.3%....
September 02, 2010 ‘Incorrect perception that Lehman did not have sufficient capital’ also cited....
September 02, 2010 NRSROs should implement sufficient internal controls over policies, procedures, and methodologies used to determine credit ratings....
September 02, 2010 Fed chief tells panel that the ‘too-big-to-fail problem must be solved.’...
August 31, 2010 A new book from some leading financial thinkers asks: ‘What is the financial system for?’...
August 31, 2010 In August meeting, attempts made to answer tough questions....
August 30, 2010 Rising prices in commodity stocks signals investors don't fear a double-dip recession. ...
August 30, 2010 Insurance also posts increased earnings...
August 27, 2010 New benchmark is designed to manage investment risk....
August 27, 2010 While economic growth has slowed, Fed chief sees growth in 2011 and beyond....
August 26, 2010 One in 10 American households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer as the government's efforts to help have had little impact stemming the housing crisis....
August 26, 2010 Life insurance sales did well in the second quarter of 2010, according to a report on Wednesday from LIMRA....
August 26, 2010 August marks the 75th birthday for the New Deal stalwart, but is it a happy one?...
August 25, 2010 The global asset management business rebounded strongly in 2009....
August 25, 2010 Will the coming months be like running your second marathon?...
August 25, 2010 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted Wednesday to give shareholders a greater say in nominating corporate boards of directors at publicly-traded companies starting in 2011....
August 24, 2010 Private placement notes in default; firm alleged to have withheld ‘material information.’...
August 24, 2010 Germany's deficit rose sharply to 3.5% of economic output in the first half of 2010, putting it on track to break EU budget rules, even as GDP grew robustly in the second quarter....
August 24, 2010 Senators express ‘deep’ concern about limiting disclosures to only mutual funds....
August 24, 2010 The Japanese Yen surged to a fresh 15-year high against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday after the Japanese government failed to say it would take steps to curb the currency's strength amid growing concerns about the pace of the recovery. ...
August 24, 2010 Con artists presented fake SIPC checks to buy goods and services on Craigslist....
August 24, 2010 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney recently recruited a team of financial advisers from Wells Fargo Advisors, which followed a fine by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) over disclosure rules....
August 23, 2010 Investors are pulling out of stock mutual funds in droves, though foreign stock funds are still attracting cash. ...
August 23, 2010 Thomas Hoenig, president of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, that the long-term health of community banks is being strangled by the market’s, and the government’s, policy of “too big to fail” toward big banks....
August 23, 2010 Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is expected to roll out the DFA Commodity Strategy by year-end, according to a report by Morningstar Advisor on Monday, August 23. ...
August 23, 2010 AIG announced that it has repaid almost $4 billion to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. International Lease Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of AIG, sold $4.4 billion in secured and unsecured notes to make the $3.9 billion payment. ...
August 23, 2010 Common stocks and municipal bonds have had the highest long-term “real” returns for taxable accounts over the last 30 years, according to an annual study by Thornburg Investment Management (Thornburg) released Monday, August 23....
August 22, 2010 Data from Fidelity Investments for the second quarter of 2010 shows that while investors are saving more in their 401(k) plans, hardship loans and withdrawals are also on the rise. ...
August 20, 2010 The Financial Planning Association has announced the three keynote speakers who will share their global and domestic financial perspectives at the FPA’s October 9-12 annual conference. ...
August 20, 2010 Raymond James Financial has named Tim Killgoar director of client experience as part of its efforts to improve communications between investors and the home office of the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based broker/dealer....
August 20, 2010 The New York Attorney General’s office has widened its investigation of retained asset accounts (RAAs) to include several more insurers, according to our sister publications from National Underwriter. ...
August 20, 2010 Unemployment this July in individual states was little changed compared to June, with the jobless rate falling in 18 states, rising in 14 states, and staying flat in 18 states, the U.S. Labor Department reported August 20....
August 20, 2010 A federal judge said Monday she's not ready to approve the government's $75 million settlement with Citigroup Inc. of civil charges it misled investors about billions in potential losses from subprime mortgages....
August 20, 2010 Just one day after settling allegations of fraud with the Securities and Exchange Commission, New Jersey sold $2.25 billion in short-term notes, a new record....
August 20, 2010 A tally of bank failures so far this year reveals a troubling trend, but hardly surprising; the number of failures has sharply increased over last year as the economy continue to struggle to regain footing. ...
August 20, 2010 The industry-sponsored group that oversees stock brokers fined Merrill Lynch $500,000 Wednesday for failing to provide sales charge discounts to eligible customers on certain investments....
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