Sales of existing homes fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.91 million units in August, down 2.2% from July and 10.7% from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors of Chicago.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson today told a House committee he was open to considering limits on executive compensation in the Bush administration’s proposed $700 billion bailout package for the nation’s financial institutions.
Lauded for its ability to make use of advanced technology to make its website user-friendly, Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Co. of Boston was ranked as the financial intermediary with the best website by kasina LLC.
Confidence among global institutional investors continued to slump this month as increased market turmoil has caused investors to lose their appetite for risk, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index.
The historic bailout may be as low as $100 billion to $200 billion, rather than the $700 billion being requested by the administration, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass. said yesterday.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts posted a total investment loss of $1.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, down from a net gain of $3.4 billion in the first half of 2007, according to a prospectus filed with the SEC.
“The last six months ... have made abundantly clear that voluntary regulation doesn’t work,” Mr. Cox said in prepared testimony at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee.
Your clients, who are ordinary investors, still hold substantial positions in Lehman Brothers and Fannie Mae stock in their portfolio and are wondering what they should do to claim a tax loss for the year.
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin today called on Congress to temporarily suspend the 10% penalty tax on early withdrawals from 401(k)s.
Third Avenue Institutional International Value Fund LP, a fund of Third Avenue Management LLC, filed a class action Friday against Reserve Management Corp. hinging on the firm's redemption process last week, when the net asset value of the Reserve Primary Fund fell to 97 cents.
