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Mary Jo White, the first former prosecutor to serve as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has pledged to run a “bold and unrelenting” enforcement program at the agency charged with regulating Wall Street.

When offering a market perspective or sitting down with a client for a portfolio review, word choice can make all the difference.

Minneapolis-based Whitebox Advisors has hired Mike Coffey as Head of Distribution for the firm’s mutual funds.

Martim de Arantes Oliveira will be responsible for driving the growth of Ascent’s new office, which will open this summer.

Despite all the evidence, some bankers are still in denial over how much their industry is disliked and mistrusted these days. That became apparent again Tuesday, during a panel discussion with high-profile industry members and critics.

Few advisors are encouraging their clients to take action now and prepare for the challenges their investments will face in a rising interest-rate environment., according to blogger Ken Haman. How could this cost you business in the long-run?

While some of the asset increase resulted from appreciation since the 2008 financial crisis, other factors contributed to this growth.

Former MF Global Inc. broker Evan Brent Dooley was sentenced to five years in prison for making unlawful unauthorized trades that caused the now-defunct futures firm to lose more than $141 million in 2008.

BMO Asset Management U.S. is furthering its reach into the retirement market.

TIAA-CREF has launched the TIAA-CREF International Opportunities Fund (TIOIX, TIOTX, TIOSX, TIOPX), which it touts as the company's first actively managed mutual fund focused on international stocks in both developed and emerging markets.