While spending on technology in the financial-services sector won't reach double-digit growth next year, it's likely to outpace growth in spending by many other big sector groups.
These days, Legg Mason Inc. is a bit weak in the knees.
As the market-timing scandals recede into financial history, the cautionary practices instituted in their wake could face the same fate.
The Investment Management Consultants Association has named Garry Bridgeman president for 2008 and 2009.
The Investment Company Institute, the powerful mouthpiece of the mutual fund industry, is trying to torpedo the tax advantages of exchange traded notes, and industry insiders think that it has a pretty good chance of being successful.
Raymond James Financial Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., last month rolled out a series of research reports on variable annuity riders designed to help its reps sort through the confusing array of products.
The securities industry work force is not noticeably more diverse today than it was two years ago, even as the nation's largest investment firms strive to hire more women and minorities, according to a new survey.
Standard & Poor's MarketScope Advisor is a beautifully designed, intuitive online application that is meant to serve as a financial adviser's central source of real-time stock analysis, equity research, strategic asset allocation guidance and market commentary.
The unveiling of the revised Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 comes with both relief and trepidation.
Morgan Stanley is adjusting some of its pay policies to comply with a wage-and-hour lawsuit it settled last year.
