A proposal in President Obama’s budget to lower the tax deduction amounts for wealthy donors has charities concerned that it may reduce giving.
The U.S. lost an estimated 778,000 jobs in February, marking the biggest one-month loss of the recession so far.
Raymond James Financial announced that Paul Reilly, executive chairman of Korn/Ferry International, will join the company as president May 1, and after one year will succeed Thomas James as chief executive.
While the historic plunge of the Dow Jones Industrial Average yesterday may not be a sign that the markets have reached the bottom, most economists agree that it signals a prolonged recession.
A consortium of RIAs is “actively looking elsewhere” for custodial partners after Charles Schwab said it would stop accepting custody of alternative investments.
The government on Monday unveiled a revamped rescue package to insurance giant American International Group and will provide the troubled company another $30 billion on an "as needed" basis.
The Ohio Department of Insurance today released the names of the 20 companies that have raised their surplus levels through approved accounting breaks.
The challenge: Because of the increase in corporate layoffs, retirement plan rollovers are becoming more important.
A federal judge ruled Monday that investor accounts with Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's financial companies will remain frozen for another 10 days.
Conseco Inc. today announced a whopping $406.8 million loss, or $2.20 a share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, and warned it will be late in filing its annual report late.
The retail-investor market is growing strong in Hong Kong, according to a new report by Celent, a Boston-based research advisory firm.
Two ex-Smith Barney brokers have been cleared of allegations that they took private client information to their new firm.
The Dow Jones industrial average has fallen below 7,000 Monday for the first time in more than 11 years.
Ratings agencies today painted a bleak outlook for AIG, following news of the insurer’s massive fourth-quarter loss and an additional $30 billion lifeline from the U.S. government.
More than half of registered investment advisers responding to a recent survey believed that the market slide made it a good time to invest in stocks, and 93% said their clients were not cashing out their investments.
Panelists addressed myriad issues at the annual marketing conference held in New York by NAVA Inc., the Reston, Va.-based variable annuity trade association.
