Bloomberg

Bloomberg
Displaying 12897 results
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 09, 2007
Wall Street grapples with defeat of rule, uncertain of its effects

The securities industry is coming to grips with the defeat of the broker-dealer exemption rule.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 09, 2007
Raymond James & Associates lands bigger producers

NEW YORK — Raymond James & Associates Inc. recruited 36 registered representatives during the first quarter, compared with the 43 reps hired during the year-earlier period.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 09, 2007
Ontario won’t put its stamp on passport system

OTTAWA — The gambit by the Canadian Securities Administrators to get Ontario involved in a new, improved passport system of regulation led to a stalemate when the Ontario Securities Commission said: Nothing doing.

INVESTING ETFS APR 09, 2007
ETF industry chugs along with new products

PHILADELPHIA — The exchange traded fund industry is tripping over itself to come out with new buzz-worthy products.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 09, 2007
Next move is SEC’s, and it keeps mum

All eyes are on the Securities and Exchange Commission now that a federal appeals court has overturned its controversial broker-dealer exemption rule.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 09, 2007
VA sales strong in 2006; expected to remain robust

NEW YORK — As long as the stock market keeps rising, and baby boomers keep getting older, variable annuity sales should continue to be robust, industry observers say.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2007
Awards may bring fame, fortune to fund companies

Summit Mutual Funds’ Gary Rodmaker, in tuxedo and bow tie, was quite a sight rounding Manhattan’s Columbus Circle in a bicycle taxi on his way to accept a trophy at last month’s Lipper Fund Awards 2007.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 02, 2007
Advisers use risk management to ride out market turbulence

The stock market has remained unsettled since the big plunge of Feb. 27, but many financial advisers report few worries, attributing their well-being to the risk management inoculation they have given their client portfolios.

RETIREMENT TAX APR 02, 2007
Spreading the tax risk in retirement portfolios urged

By now, the merits of asset and stock diversification in a retirement portfolio are well established, but what about tax diversification?

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 02, 2007
Potential axing of 12(b)-1 fees worries advisers

Industry participants were unhappy to learn that repeal will be an option as the Securities and Exchange Commission takes a hard look at the 12(b)-1 rule, which allows mutual funds to generate billions of dollars in fees.