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RBC Capital Markets plans to announce Wednesday that Francisco Gonzalez has joined its municipal finance group to focus on large issues.

Baltimore-based global investment management firm has added Craig Sidall, a veteran of institutional investment consulting and client management, as VP and consultant relations manager focusing on Canada.

According to the consulting firm’s findings, the deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased by $56 billion to $373 billion at the end of October, resulting in a funded status of 78%.

James Kern joins the firm from JPMorgan, where he was a senior member of the financial institutions group.

Still awash with deposits and seeing limited opportunity to make loans, banks are trying to lift net interest margins by shrinking long-term debt.

Spencer Bachus, who just months ago was seen as unlikely to assume the top spot on the House Financial Services Committee now that Republicans have won control of the House, is now the odds-on favorite.

With close to $2.16 billion of assets, the fixed-income fund can be managed in a nimble style — increasing and decreasing positions without moving the market to its detriment.

Thomas Hirsch will oversee financial advisors serving clients across Kentucky while also serving his own clients as a senior vice president of investments.

Jensen Portfolio tops the list of domestic, large-cap funds

Nick Georgis, a vice president at Charles Schwab, hosted a panel of four award winners from past and present to share their best practices to one of the most well attended sessions of the entire Schwab conference.

Before the bustle of the holiday season sweeps us all into the New Year, what should advisors do before the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31?

The joint committee is conducting a review of the market events of May 6, 2010 and making recommendations related to market structure issues that may have contributed to the volatility, as well as disparate trading conventions and rules across various markets.

The Department of Labor’s new requirements for plan administrators goes far beyond disclosing mutual fund expense ratios to disclosing fees paid to all service providers.

Money market funds continue to waive big chunks of their management fees as yields on cash instruments remain too low to charge the full amount.

Republicans have grand ambitions for what they plan to accomplish if they, as expected, win control of the House in Tuesday's election, but their victory is more likely to lead to ...

BOSTON—The Department of Labor’s new 401(k) fee disclosure requirements that take effect Jan. 1, 2012 go far beyond disclosing mutual fund expense ratios to cover every nook and cranny of expenses in plans, right down to indirect service providers, speakers said at the FundForum USA 2010 conference here Monday.

S&P Equity Research, a division of the New York-based credit rating agency, identified 29 funds that achieved the highest overall five-star quantitative ranking in each of their respective categories, and gave them gold, silver and bronze placements.

Instead of focusing on fund holdings, brokers want to hear how fund offerings can enhance a portfolio and help them grow their business.

Janus Capital Group Inc. announced Monday it launched three separately managed account investment strategies for U.S. institutional investors.

For defined contribution plans to work, large U.S. retirement plan sponsors believe they should be mandatory, and include auto enrollment, savings escalation and employer contributions, according to a study released on Monday by Northern Trust.