Larry Barrett

The Rye Brook, N.Y. developer of index-based commodity and liquid alternative investment products, this week unveiled a new exchange-traded fund designed for investors looking for even more exposure to emerging markets.

CEOs at some of the nation's largest companies are suddenly much more pessimistic about the overall U.S. economy and the prospects for their own firms and industries than they were just three short months ago.

MF Global Holdings Ltd. this week appointed David Simons as its new global head of operations where he will oversee the management and strategic development of trade processing and clearing operations.

S&P Indices this week said 444 publicly traded firms increased their dividend payouts in the second quarter, a 32.5% increase from the 335 companies that bolstered shareholders' balances in the year-ago quarter.

Brinker Capital this week became the latest independent investment management firm to add a suite of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its defined contribution retirement plan offering, adding seven new ETFs that range from defensive fixed-income funds to aggressive equity-based funds.

In the wake of the financial crisis that brought some of Wall Street's biggest firms to their knees and sparked a wave of sweeping regulatory changes, a new report from The Conference Board shows that companies are no longer hesitant to dismiss CEOs for cause.

Emerging Global Advisors, the sub-advisor to the EGShares family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this week launched a suite of sector-specific, emerging markets ETFs.

Small business owners are seeing some signs of improvement in the overall U.S. economy but that optimism is tempered by their concerns about a general sense of uncertainty as the economy slowly works its way out of the recession.

Despite witnessing firsthand the anxiety and apprehension that many of their Baby Boomer parents are now enduring as they close in on retirement, the overwhelming majority of Gen-Xers are still not adequately preparing themselves for their own eventual retirement.

New York Life Insurance Company said its individual life insurance sales rose 24% in the first quarter, helping the firm garner 12.1% of the overall market share among life insurance providers.

For some investors it might seem a bit too little and far too late, but executives at some of the country's largest wealth management firms say they're now in the process of overhauling their client relationship management teams and tactics to better serve, appreciate and understand investors and their needs.

The CFA Institute this week said 43% of the 185 investment professionals who sat for the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) program exam in April managed to achieve a passing grade and can now add the CIPM designation to their resumes.

Huntington Bancshares this week rolled out mobile banking applications for customers' iPhones and Android-powered smartphones that will allow them to check balances, pay bills and transfer funds on the fly.

A new survey from Polachi Inc., a Framingham, Mass.-based executive recruiter for clean technology and venture capital firms, found that 77% of venture capital executives are more confident and optimistic about their industry today than they were a year ago.

IndexIQ this week launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) for investors looking for exposure to small-cap real estate stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Investors' infatuation with both exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and dividend-paying stocks helped Global X Funds' new SuperDividend ETF fly out of the gates in its first trading day last week.

Slowing economic growth abroad combined with the Eurozone debt crisis pushed commodities lower in May after months of strong, sustained gains.

Dallas-based Highland Funds' Long/Short Healthcare Fund this week received a five-star rating from Morningstar which ranks the mutual fund among the top 10% of funds in the healthcare category.

New York-based exchange traded fund (ETF) provider Global X Funds this week rolled out a new ETF for investors who are looking to buy funds comprised of stocks that consistently deliver solid dividends to their shareholders.

State Street Global Advisors this week announced a pair of executive moves, naming Bill Street as its news global head of fixed income alpha strategies and Brian Kinney as its new global head of fixed income beta strategies.