Industry

Dumas, Leeson, Doucet Join Putnam DC Team

The financial services industry has been pulling in solid profits lately, but experts say firms should be mindful about how they dole out year-end bonuses and to keep the focus on rewarding long-term performance.

Three Join Wilmington's Wealth Advisory Business

McCann Hires Merrill Vets To 'Renew' UBS Wealth

Broadmark Lands Cortez As Distribution President

The Securities and Exchange Commission has hired Norm Champ, general counsel to hedge fund Chilton Investment Co., to head up its New York examinations group.

McCann Takes Over as Chief of UBS Wealth

SEC Names Storch New Enforcement Executive

Noting the urgency and immensity of their task, global financial leaders are frantically making small and large changes to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and international financial accounting standards (IFRS) to make them more similar, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has recently made a single set of standards a high priority.

Following up on President Obama's mandate for change, regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently crafted a report that details their plans to harmonize the regulation of futures and securities.