Investments

Phoenix -- David Blitzer, managing director, S&P 500 Dow Jones Indices, took home the lifetime achievement award at The William Sharpe Indexing Achievement Awards Ceremony held today at IMN’s newly-named Global Indexing & ETFs conference (formerly the Super Bowl of Indexing Conference) in sunny Phoenix, AZ.

The NASDAQ OMX Group has launched the NASDAQ Global Index Family, which represents more than 98% of the global equity investable marketplace and will result in the development of 24,000 indexes.

MountainView Securities, a broker/dealer focused on the fixed income markets, has hired Amber Lindsay as Managing Director of Fixed Income Sales.

For the better part of two years, Mary Schapiro told anyone who would listen that the federal government could not afford another bailout and that the money market mutual fund industry would have to backstop itself.

Ben Johnson, who has led Morningstar’s passive fund research in Europe and Asia, has been named director of passive fund research globally.

Think you've got your target-date planning down pat? Think again.

Looks like the "ETF fee war" is waging on.

The largest U.S. exchange-traded fund tracking municipal bonds touched the highest price since it began five years ago as investors speculated that tax rates will increase to help curb the federal deficit.

Looks like the "ETF fee war" is waging on.

The investment landscape next year will put a new twist on an old expression: It's boring but it beats the alternative.

With the threat of the fiscal cliff and other uncertainties, wealthy investors are speeding up recognition of gains and taking other defensive measures.

With the fiscal cliff approaching, it might be time to accelerate income into the remainder of this year.

With the proliferation of exchange-traded funds, the products have become more complicated, suggesting possible pitfalls for the average investor.

Longer-term fundamental reform will redress underlying differences within Europe.

Although a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is expected by early next year, a recovery in the housing market could be the big story of 2013.

In On Wall Street's sixth annual ranking, the young hotshots of The Street talk clients and strategy. Here's how this year's top 40 advisors under 40 conquered a tough market.

The head of Global and International Equities at Schroders discusses the global economy and why China's new leadership could be great for investors, and which nations could be troublesome.

Portfolios reflect a decline in risk tolerance; advisor fees inch higher

Concierge services help advisors strengthen existing client relationships and attract new ones.

After a long time focused on medical professionals, Cindy Conger's new practice targets female clients. That means doing a few things differently.