Wells Fargo & Co. has made its first foray into socially conscious investing.
The price of an ounce of gold for December delivery increased more than 2% in Friday trading, following a decrease of more than $190 .
Six Democratic House leaders who deal with financial services issues, including Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., Friday expressed “outrage” over a news report that some hedge funds have tried to convince companies that service mortgages not to take advantage of legislation aimed at reducing foreclosures, because it would hurt their mortgage investments.
In another sign that the housing turmoil continues to deepen, foreclosure activity surged more than 70% in the third quarter from the same period a year ago, according to the latest data from RealtyTrac of Irvine, Calif.
For some portfolio managers, the upside of all the recent market turmoil is that almost everything suddenly looks cheap.
Wells Fargo & Co.'s anticipated acquisition of Wachovia Corp. will create a new mutual fund behemoth.
Pimco wants to be more than just a fund manager, and plans to expand that message to the retail marketplace.
Believe it or not, some presumably sane and sober investors are looking forward to opening their next mutual fund statement.
Hedge fund data-gatherers have started rolling out the grim numbers from September, a month being dubbed the worst month in the history of the shrinking industry.
The housing crisis showed no signs of rebounding in September as construction of homes dropped to its slowest pace since early 1991, and building permits for new homes fell to their lowest level in almost 27 years.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC’s emerging markets infrastructure exchange traded fund began trading yesterday, the Wheaton, Ill., firm announced.
If preliminary data on hedge fund redemptions for September are any indication, the $1.9 trillion industry could be scrambling to honor a flood of withdrawal requests at the end of the year.
San Francisco hedge fund MedCap Management & Research LLC and its principal, Charles Toney, were charged today by the Securities and Exchange Commission with reporting misleading results by “portfolio pumping.”
Raymond James & Associates Inc. analyst Paul Puryear upgraded eight real estate investment trusts today in the belief that the recent sell-off in the sector has been overdone.
Shareholders have filed court papers asking the New York State Supreme Court to name a receiver for Reserve Management Co. Inc.’s International Liquidity Fund, in order to organize its liquidation.
The $1.9 trillion hedge fund industry has gone on the defensive following a recent statement by Italian finance minister Giulio Tremonti, who suggested a move to abolish the alternative-class investments in Italy.
The Permal Group, a hedge fund group owned by Legg Mason Inc., plans to raise up to $500 million to purchase distressed hedge fund holdings.
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has promoted two staff members to new roles and hired a new member to its senior management team.
In an effort to breathe life into the struggling economy, the Treasury Department will inject $250 billion into banks, while the FDIC took steps to help depositors.
The Reserve announced yesterday that the distribution from the liquidation of the Reserve Primary Fund would not happen within the time frame previously planned.
