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A trickle of corporate cash is beginning to flow into acquisitions, business launches and other capital expenditures, according to the 2011 AFP Liquidity Survey by the Association for Financial Professionals.

A surge in the markets didn't translate into more jobs for advisors in 2010. Count on that to change.

U.S. retirement assets rose 3% from year-end 2010 to $18.1 trillion as of March 31, the Investment Company Institute said.

While France has devised a plan to roll over Greece’s debts, and the Greek parliament -- in the face of a national strike and major protests -- just passed austerity measures requested by the European Union, these early signs that worst of the Greek debt crisis is over doesn't mean investors can relax and assume all is well.

American Express Co. has added a cardholder perk designed to make spending on its cards worthwhile for a broad swath of small business owners: advertising credits on Facebook.

If Bank of America Corp.'s proposal to settle its mortgage-backed securities claims for $8.5 billion is approved as is by a court, the deal would provide the template for other banks to clean up their own MBS messes.

The world’s top foreign exchange dealers are working on an industry-wide initiative to reduce the risk of a Flash Crash hitting the global currency markets.

The London Stock Exchange late Wednesday pulled out of its $3.5 billion merger with Canada’s TMX Group leaving the door open for a possible hostile takeover from Maple Group.

The wave of share buybacks by public companies, which took off in the first quarter of 2011 when companies bought back nearly $90 billion shares, is continuing with buybacks through June 3 totaling $263 billion, up from $164 billion by the same date last year.

While France has devised a plan to roll over Greece’s debts and the Greek parliament -- in the face of a national strike and major protests -- just passed austerity measures requested by the European Union, these early signs that worst of the Greek debt crisis is over doesn't mean investors can relax and assume all is well.

After a brief recovery in May the State Street Global Investor Confidence Index fell back below 100 in June, losing 5.1 points to settle at 99.2.

Successful retirement preparation is driven by three variables: consistent saving and investing, access to financial advice and access to workplace retirement plans, according to a survey by Putnam Investments released on Wednesday.

In the first of a two-part series, Adam Moseley, managing director of Schwab Advisor Services' technology consulting group, explains how RIAs can get the most out of their IT investments.

In a recent survey of nearly 3,300 working Americans to determine current levels of retirement preparedness, Putnam Investments identified three key variables that boost workers’ retirement savings, regardless of their income: consistent, long-term saving, access to financial advice and workplace savings plans.

Couples approaching and even already living in retirement are struggling with communication, planning and management of their retirement finances, Fidelity Investments found in a May 2011 survey of 1,296 husbands and wives.

While couples are saving for retirement, they don’t seem to be discussing their retirement goals, according to a new survey by Fidelity Investments.

Memories of the 2008-2009 market crash are keeping Baby Boomers from investing at a time when many are fearful they'll outlive their retirement savings, according to a new survey by Allianz Life Insurance.

Barclays Wealth has hired six new investment representatives from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Citi Private Bank has hired Alexander “Lex” Zaharoff as managing director and head of the North America investment lab.

Consolidation continues to play a small but growing role in the resolution of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. In the past two weeks, acquiring banks have agreed to resolve the unpaid Tarp funds of target institutions, bringing the number of such deals to 16 with the vast majority taking place since mid-2010.