Portfolio

Barclays Lawsuits Over K1 Fund Ponzi-Scheme Combined in Germany

Commentary: Initiatives

UniCredit Markets Structured Notes Tied to Carmignac Mutual Fund

Eight leading managers of money-market mutual funds urged the SEC to alter the way it defines retail funds in proposed new rules for the industry.

At its most basic, relative strength is a ratio of stock or index price-to-market average or other indices.

Non-correlated investments used to entail high minimums and low liquidity — but now even mass-affluent clients can find diversification through alternative mutual funds.

Germany has much to lose by leading the EU bailout, but more to lose if it doesn't.

Bob McCann, CEO of UBS Group Americas, says while independent channels are making in-roads and can't be ignored, the threat doesn't keep him awake at night.

Merrill Lynch's John Thiel predicts that in the not-too-distant future, RIAs will grow up to look just like their wirehouse competitors.

After a September drop, a flurry of year-end activity helps buoy confidence.