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New rules being considered for U.S. money-market mutual funds will make them safer for investors while forcing some smaller providers out of the business, Moody’s Investors Service analysts said this week in a research report.

To bring alternative investments to a wider investor base, Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched the Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Funds.

Neuberger Berman has filed with the SEC to offer an Emerging Markets Income Fund.

While April inflows for long-term mutual funds stood at a healthy $37.8 billion, they continued to moderate from levels seen earlier this year, according to Morningstar.

Tax-exempt money market funds had a hard time holding onto what little inflows they regained last week as $1.72 billion exited the industry and total net assets settled at $258.36 billion in the week ended May 13, according to The Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

Stronger inflows made their way into municipal bond mutual funds, at $306 million for the week of May 15.

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and the world's largest banks won rollbacks in final Dodd-Frank Act rules that promise to transform the private swaps market by increasing competition.

SEC Chair Mary Jo White defended the agency's request for a significant budget increase before a House oversight committee, arguing that the additional funding is necessary to equip the SEC with the resources to handle a litany of regulatory tasks, including increased examinations of investment advisors and enforcement actions.

Nearly 200 financial advisors gathered at the Metropolitan Club in New York City with an aim to level the playing field within the industry.

It is vital that firms and financial advisors be aware of the stakes involved in the SEC's suit against the SIPC writes FSI president and chief executive of the Financial Services Institute, Dale E. Brown.

While April inflows for long-term mutual funds stood at a healthy $37.8 billion, they continued to moderate from levels seen earlier this year, according to Morningstar.

Neuberger Berman has filed with the SEC to offer an Emerging Markets Income Fund.

With low rates in the U.S., investors may be wondering where to turn for more income. It just so happens that more income can be found offshore.

Ultrahigh-net-worth families are asking advisors more questions about family offices. Here are a few guidelines to think about.

Yves Cochez will manage the bank’s portfolio management team and set the overall direction of investment management for high-net-worth clients.

The firm added five advisors, with one from Raymond James and one from Morgan Stanley, to further expand in the region.

The IRS has revealed additional details about what may be the first round of sequester-related the closures planned for May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and August 30 of this year.

Sallie Krawcheck, for years one of the most high-profile women in financial services, announced Wednesday that she has invested in 85 Broads and will take over as business leader for the women's network.

BlackRock plans to liquidate and close the iShares Diversified Alternatives Trust (ALT).

To bring alternative investments to a wider investor base, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched the Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (GMAMX, GMCMX, GSMMX, GIMMX, GRMMX).