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Though smaller companies may still bid on individual failed banks, they may have to enlarge their bids — perhaps significantly — to compete with package buyers.

Even as top Senate Banking Committee leaders appear close to striking a final compromise on a regulatory reform bill, some Democrats continue to try and push the legislation further to the left.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chistopher Dodd (D-Conn.)’s financial overhaul bill takes issue with performance information in mutual fund advertisements and asks for a review of the practice by the comptroller general.

Between women living longer and financial crisis, they are concerned more than ever about not having enough money to last throughout their lifetimes. As a result, more women are buying income annuities to ensure they have sufficient retirement income.

The financial services industry may want to take a cue from Domino’s Pizza before declaring “mission accomplished” on the economic crisis.

HighTower looks for growth, changes at BNY Mellon's wealth unit, and more people on the move this week.

The regulator fined units of the two banking companies $1.5 million and $275,000 respectively for auction rate securities violations.

More women are buying income annuities to ensure they have sufficient retirement income.

The Denver-based investment management saw profits and assets under management increase as trading continued to recover from the depths of the recession a year earlier.

Brookby, Gao now spearheading the New Opportunities, Vista and Small Cap Growth funds.

Brokers voice concerns at Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

The federal government’s Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission has subpoenaed Moody’s Corp. for allegedly failing to provide requested information.

The Justice Department is seeking to intervene and temporarily halt fact-finding by a group of localities in their class action suit against Wells Fargo & Co. and 15 other banks, broker-dealers and investment brokers for allegedly conspiring to rig bids and fix prices of investment and derivatives contracts in the municipal market.

Lasser comes aboard from Standard Chartered, where she headed illiquid and private placements

The New York PE firm, in a filing, disclosed that it raised $491 million of a revised $1.3 billion target

Despite recent tough talk about problems with the regulatory reform bill, Republicans are unlikely to win significant concessions as the legislation moves to the Senate floor.

The federal government’s Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission has subpoenaed Moody’s Corp. for allegedly failing to provide requested information.

WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed large trader reporting system would seriously hinder large floor traders and brokerages, according to industry executives.

Putnam President and CEO Robert L. Reynolds has replaced the managers of three funds to further bolster investment performance.

WASHINGTON — The Senate Agriculture Committee has voted 13 to 8, mostly along party lines, to approve a bill to regulate over-the-counter derivatives. The bill would impose a fiduciary duty on dealers who pitch, advise or enter into swaps with localities, endowment funds, or pension funds.