The Financial Services Institute Inc. hopes to bend the ear of the consulting firm chosen by the Securities and Exchange Commission to consider the effect on investors of applying differing regulatory standards to broker-dealers and investment advisers.
Ultrawealthy clients with investible assets of $40 million to $50 million rapidly are emerging as one of the most coveted segments of the wealth management business.
As indexes developed specifically for exchange traded funds proliferate, so do concerns about potential conflicts of interest that may exist when index providers reach for extra performance.
BOSTON — Municipal bonds — which finance projects such as roads and sewers — may not be the sexiest investments, but if investor inflows count for anything, OppenheimerFunds Inc.’s Rochester unit looks like Sophia Loren.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether to raise the financial bar for investing in private-investment pools other than hedge funds.
NEW YORK — The ever-evolving need for assisted-care facilities for the elderly and increased concern over energy policy have created opportunities for municipal bond portfolio managers.
After 15 years of serving their common clientele separately, Schwab Institutional and Cambridge Investment Research Inc. are showing those dually registered advisers a united front in recruitment, service and reporting.
In a huge survey of its clientele, Schwab Institutional documented what financial advisers have been screaming about for years.
NEW YORK — Emerging-markets investors may have done well for themselves during the past four years, but there are several reasons why they might want to exercise caution in the coming months, according to one portfolio manager.
NEW YORK — Real estate investment trusts don’t exist in India, but investing in real estate there shows great potential, according to executives at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
