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The new senior managing director, who worked on QlikTech;s IPO in July, will advise on technology matters.

In an era of low interest rates, weak loan demand and unprecedented efforts by the Federal Reserve Board to pump liquidity into the economy, the demand for Federal Home Loan Bank advances has plummeted to a 10-year low, raising questions about the system's future as the government weighs a redesign of the housing finance sector.

A spate of enforcement actions and big penalties this year for violations of anti-money-laundering rules has served as a stark reminder of the government's compliance priorities.

The Build America Bond program is likely to be extended for one year at something less than its current 35% federal interest cost subsidy level, due to the dynamics shaping up around the tax-cut extension Congress will consider when it returns after Thanksgiving.

Janus said Tuesday it has been subpoenaed in the federal investigation into insider trading by “executive networks,” hedge funds and mutual funds. A day earlier, the FBI raided the offices of three hedge funds in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

We’re thankfully off for the next two days so I wanted to send you to your turkey dinners early with some words of thanks to you and for you. Here are a few silver linings and just plain gold realities that we can be thankful for this holiday season. Jobs: The glass is more than half full when it comes to the job market. While a stubborn 10% of people still don’t have jobs, you have…

Cutler Capital Management has launched the Cutler Absolute Return Fund, which aims to provide institutional investors with positive returns, regardless of the market direction.

As it readies for a massive pruning of its mutual fund family, Columbia Management Investment Advisers is promising a stronger, more affordable lineup.

Broadridge Financial Solutions agreed to acquire Matrix Financial Solutions, a provider of retirement products and services for investment administrators, financial advisoers, banks and wealth management professionals.

Franklin Templeton’s 2020 Vision campaign makes the case for investing in equities in the decade ahead.

With the U.S. Department of Labor poised to toughen rules for consultants and advisers to retirement plans, industry practices are under a new spotlight. Some like SEI may exit the business all together.

Sales of annuities through banks in September lost their momentum after hitting a peak for the year in March.

This is a remarkable homecoming for Matthew Stahr, the newly appointed president of De Waay Financial Network and De Waay Advisory, the sibling of Clive, Iowa companies that provide brokerage and investment advisory services to clients.

They expect their own stock holdings to rise over the next six months.

Think tank comprised of 14 executives will meet quarterly to discuss challenges and best practices.

The stable value account guarantees principal and accrued interest.

An increase in community bank acquisitions is expected in 2011, and a multitude of factors could inform the ultimate decision to sell.

Frank Keating pledged Tuesday to take a bipartisan approach as the next head of the American Bankers Association, dismissed concerns about a past scandal from his former career as Oklahoma governor as "unfair" and touted his experience with issues relevant to mortgage securitization and the Bank Secrecy Act.

A pullback in reserves helped drive another solid profit for banks and thrifts last quarter, but the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s assessment of the industry's health Tuesday was tempered by mortgage fallout concerns.

Uncertainty around the estate tax and other tax rates is causing many wealthy Americans to have second thoughts about how much to donate to charities.