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Many Gulf Coast banks are in damage-control mode as they scramble to figure out how badly the oil spill could hurt their bottom lines.

A fight is brewing over which agency should replace the soon-to-be-eliminated Office of Thrift Supervision on the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. While the House regulatory reform bill would give that seat to the Federal Reserve Board, the Senate's version would assign it to the proposed consumer protection bureau.

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Four Canadians and two Americans were charged with swindling $300 million from investors who believed they were putting money into a gold mining operation.

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A small handful of funds are making it easier for individual investors to invest in IPOs.

BB&T Corp.'s mutual fund family has had a dramatic gain in assets over the past year, and the bank's asset management arm is laying the groundwork for more expansion.

The $5 billion earmarked by Congress for early retirees is supposed to be available through 2014.

As U.S. Trust continues pursuing its mission to expand its leadership position in wealth management and enhance its business with ultra-high-net worth clients, the firm announced on Tuesday that it appointed five senior-level wealth management experts to key markets nationally.

Biggest drop is a 21 BPS reduction on the Market Vectors Vietnam ETF.

Household ownership of municipal bonds catapulted over the $1 trillion mark for the first time ever in the first quarter of 2010. Meanwhile, foreign investors seeking a greater footprint in the municipal market via taxable Build America Bonds held $71.9 billion in their largest-ever presence in the market, according to new Federal Reserve data released yesterday.

Janney Montgomery Scott will add five people to its fixed income team, including a former MBS trader from LPL Financial.

The regulatory reform conference committee officially kicked off Thursday, and while the final fate of key provisions remains up in the air, it is clear senators have several advantages over their House counterparts.

Many troubled banks are pleading with investors to sell trust-preferred securities back to them at a discount, warning they may fail otherwise. But a small group of investors are calling the banks' requests a bluff.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s battle with Merrill Lynch is heating up as both firms sweeten their recruitment packages.

Marketing is on the mind of the CFP Board of Standards, new leaders at Atlantic Trust and Citi Private Bank, plus more executive changes for this week.

This year's stock market volatility has caught some investors off guard, causing them to pull money out of international mutual funds.

While banks are optimistic about the economy and their customers perceptions of them, customers tell another story.

According to a survey by TD Ameritrade Institutional, 68% of independent advisors increased their roster of clients over the last six months, up 13% from the previous quarter.