Practice

NYSE Euronext said its annual report to the SEC that it incurred $85 million of legal, banking and other expenses in 2011 from its unsuccessful plan to merge with Deutsche Boerse.

David Ford, a financial advisor in Spooner, Wis., has joined independent broker-dealer Securities America.

Three-quarters of advisors at financial firms anticipate a continued rise in the number of peers making the leap to independence, according to a survey by Charles Schwab.

Ongoing efforts by regulators to give the public more details about financial advisors' backgrounds still haven't solved a key problem—getting more investors to use that information.

Raymond James clears one hurdle in getting early termination of the waiting period in connection with the $930 million purchase of Morgan Keegan

There’s a new authority watching over faculty and staff on campus at Wellesley College.

FSI needs a bit more time to respond, and some of the data requests seem misguided, according to a letter it sent to the Labor Department.

Bloomberg introduced what it called a “step change” in its core business, known as the Bloomberg Professional market data service.

The new design emphasizes simplicity. Bloomberg has cut the 30,000 functions available in its previous desktop product by about half.

Bock will lead the firm’s business consulting, relationship management and education teams.