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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index rose 0.2% in September to 116.4 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3% increase in August and a 0.6% rise in July.

Global regulators on Thursday came up with a plan for securities watchdogs to monitor high-frequency trading, but fell short of draconian measures.

Wells Fargo’s Rich Lowrie helped craft the tax proposal that’s driving political debate. Here’s a closer look at the financial planner and the rationale behind GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax proposal.

It was a rollercoaster session for stocks Thursday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 37.16 points higher at 11541.78. The Dow Industrials have changed direction in each of the last 10 sessions.

Firm principals will need to manage costs and people effectively or risk falling behind their peers, Mark Tibergien, chief executive officer of Pershing Advisor Solutions, said during a Money Management Institute conference address this week.

Wells Fargo’s Rich Lowrie helped craft the tax proposal that’s driving political debate.

Following periods of market turbulence, investors always look for transparency and liquidity, which will inevitably attract more assets to the $1.2 trillion exchange-traded fund industry, speakers at the Money Management Institute Fall Solutions 2011 conference said Wednesday.

NEW YORK—Following periods of market turbulence, investors always look for transparency and liquidity, which will inevitably attract more assets to the $1.2 trillion exchange-traded fund industry, speakers at the Money Management Institute Fall Solutions 2011 conference said Wednesday.

The United Kingdom Competition Commission said it had provisionally found that the acquisition of the largest all-electronic trading facility in Europe by BATS Global Markets would not significantly block competition.

Exchange-traded funds have become the latest investment product to fall under the Securities and Exchange Commission's radar.

NEW YORK—With deleveraging debt now the modus operandi of the U.S. economy, the “tailwind of economic growth has been taken away,” said Curtis V. Arledge, vice chairman and chief executive officer of investment management at BNY Mellon.

The SEC said it will review the ETF market to ensure it is “transparent” and not generating market volatility. The decision, announced at a Senate Banking subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, marks the second time the regulator has investigated investment companies.

David Blaine is an illusionist, often referred to as a modern-day Houdini. So may be David Blaine Welliver, an investment advisor and operator of a mutual fund based in Buffalo, Minnesota, if the SEC is to be believed.

David Blaine is an illusionist, often referred to as a modern-day Houdini.

What is the difference between elite practices and other firms? One hint: Seminars are not what they used to be. Here’s an interactive slideshow detailing seven marketing tips that will boost your firm’s profile and assets under management.

What is the difference between elite practices and other firms? One hint: Seminars are not what they used to be. Cetera Financial Group found out that it’s really more about a firm’s overall approach to marketing. The El Segundo, Calif.-based broker-dealer recently partnered with The Oechsli Institute to survey 352 financial professionals, including elites, in the report “Marketing Tactics of Elite Advisors”. Here are seven marketing tips that will boost your firm’s profile and assets under management.

American workers are becoming more and more pessimistic about their retirement prospects, according to a new survey by Sun Life Financial, but those who have invested in annuities or hold long-term care insurance are decidedly more confident.

State Street Global Advisors this week launched its High Quality Green Bond strategy, giving investors a way to direct fixed-income investments to global climate solutions.

Tune out. That’s essentially the message from Eleanor Blayney, consumer advocate with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

American workers are becoming more and more pessimistic about their retirement prospects, according to a new survey by Sun Life Financial, but those who have invested in annuities or hold long-term care insurance are decidedly more confident.