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The well-financed venture promised big hiring in 2013, but a November ADV form shows them well short of goal.

The big Dutch financial-services company will post a 1.2 billion-euro ($1.6 billion) charge after agreeing to end some payment obligations to its pension fund in the Netherlands.

Members of the Senate Banking Committee and others are raising concerns about the credibility of a pending watchdog report analyzing whether some banks are still "too big to fail," suggesting some experts it relies on may be too closely tied to Wall Street.

In this newly created role, Philip Poole will lead research activity across the firm’s investment platform globally.

An overwhelming majority of Hispanic and African-Americans say that financial services firms need to hire more diverse staffs, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Edward Jones.

UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, is considering a spinoff of its investment banking business as regulators’ demands for more capital thwart efforts to boost returns, according to Mediobanca analysts.

As the stock market has soared, firms face new competition for both talent and clients.

As more community banks look at working with alternative lenders, they must be mindful of the regulatory and reputational risk that can occur if they make a bad referral.

The IRS audited 0.96% of individual tax returns in fiscal 2013, declining for the second straight year and reaching the lowest rate since 2005.

Emerging-market stocks rose for the first time this year after the International Monetary Fund said it will raise its forecast for world growth.