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Former SunAmerica executive Frank Hayn will support existing retirement plan business and will help NPH representatives grow their practices in the retirement plan and 401(k) space.

Dallas, Texas-based Pyxis Capital, L.P. has launched the Pyxis Natural Resources Fund to invest all of its assets in the Ascendant Natural Resources Master Fund, which is managed by Ascendant Advisors, LLC.

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services said that it has been appointed by Yorkville ETF Advisors, LLC to provide custody and exchange-traded fund transfer agency services to its newly launched Yorkville High Income master limited partnerships ETF.

Horizon Investments has launched a no-load actively-managed mutual fund that invests in exchange-traded funds.

Many banks were aggressive buyers of municipal bonds in 2011, seeing value in high relative tax-exempt yields and stepping in to make direct purchases of debt.

Peter Graham is the head of Product Development and Marketing at New York-based Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA), an arm of an Asian financial services firm that tries to provide investors in the United States with access to investments in emerging markets.

OTC Markets Group said its net income increased 69 percent in 2011, on a revenue jump of 18 percent.

The costs of fraud include direct monetary loss, fines from regulators and lost potential customers. Then social media amplify the hit to a firm's reputation, according to Progress Software's deputy CTO.

Cyber crime has become the second most common type of economic crime being experienced by financial services firms, after asset ‘misappropriation,’’ according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

In order to make better financial decisions, investors need simple, easy-to-understand disclosures written in plain English and provided before they hire a planner, the CFP Board recommended to the SEC.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average stormed up 160.90 points to 13,241.63 Monday after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated the central bank might continue easing its monetary policy to support the economy if the nation’s high unemployment rate remains unchanged.

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services today said that it has been appointed by Yorkville ETF Advisors, LLC to provide custody and exchange traded fund transfer agency services to its newly launched Yorkville High Income master limited partnerships ETF.

Portland, Ore.-based Invest n Retire, LLC, a record keeper for tax-deferred retirement plans, has appointed Agustin J. (Gus) Fleites as chief executive officer.

The independent broker-dealer network National Planning Holdings, Inc. has named Frank Hayn vice president of retirement plans.

Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. has tapped Wells Fargo to hire a three-member advisory team to staff its new Ohio office, and also added a new financial consultant in Illinois.

Fifth Third Securities hires regional investment manager for Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

Horizon Investments has launched a no-load actively-managed mutual fund that invests in exchange-traded funds.

Here’s an interactive slide show detailing five important facts every financial advisor needs to know about actively managed ETFs.

Here’s an interactive slide show highlighting five facts advisors and investors need to know about actively managed ETFs.

A typical fee-based advisor undercharges clients by about $20,000 each year, according to a presentation on the PriceMetrix site.