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Morgan Stanley’s Steven W. Stroker will lead Baird’s wealth management offices in the central region.

At time when more Americans than ever are petrified they won't have enough set aside for retirement, a new LIMRA survey suggests that peace of mind could be just a phone call away.

The company has seven equal-weight ETFs, six of which have been launched since December.

Whether its establishing a Facebook page to hawk your wares or building a corporate profile on LinkedIn to recruit new employees, social media has been a game-changer for small businesses that have embraced it despite their initial reservations.

With more and more pension plans exiting their domestic equity commitments for a sustainable crutch, plan sponsors stated in a new study that many are looking to long-duration bond vehicles to backup their liability needs.

ICI released its findings on data from more than 23 defined contribution accounts.

The FDIC may soon have another option for resolving failed banks whose assets include farm loans. Traditional banks are not welcoming the expected change.

Citigroup has hired Doug Baird, a Bank of America executive, as chairman of equity capital markets for the Americas.

Investment firms sparred with regulators during a Securities and Exchange Commission roundtable over the potential risk money market funds could pose to the financial system.

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Global X Funds has launched the Global X Fishing Industry ETF, which it says is the first exchange-traded fund to target the fishing industry. It will invest in commercial fishing companies that capture fish from the wild and aquaculture fish farming companies.

Global X Funds has launched the Global X Mexico Small-Cap ETF, which it says is the first exchange-traded fund to focus on Mexico’s small-cap companies.

Investors stuck with their retirement savings plans in 2010, the Investment Company Institute said Tuesday, basing its findings on data from more than 23 million defined contribution accounts.

The Investment Company Institute held its annual meeting of its membership in Washington, D.C. last week. Close enough to Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters that chairman Mary L. Schapiro could swing by and let the assemblage know that existing mutual fund distribution rules "can't be left to stand."

Irvin Feld was a rock-and-roll promoter who purchased “The Greatest Show on Earth” in 1967. He created a promotion company to manage the Ringling Bros. Circus, along with Disney on Ice and monster truck shows, but none of his shows have been as eventful as what’s happened between his two children the last few years.

Advisors Asset Management is reaching out to the 37,000-plus registered reps and independent advisors in its network to help them begin or perhaps expand on their social media endeavors to help improve communication with their clients and attract new advisors to their firms.

The total value of U.S. exchange traded funds 5.7% from a month earlier to $60.5 billion in April bringing the total value of ETF investments to more than $1.12 trillion, according to State Street Global Advisors.

Tradar said its portfolio and order management software will become available as a hosted service for fund managers, through Eze Castle Integration.

Markit and Deutsche Bank said they are providing financial research through a single application for iPad users.

These days there seems to be a lot of information available to nervous retail investors about the municipal bond market. Maybe even too much.