Investments

Asset managers that stay on top of regulatory demands not only keep authorities happy, they gain a competitive advantage against other firms, says one fund administration executive.

Fidelity suspended sales of MetLife's annuities as the life insurer weighs a possible sale, spinoff or public offering of a retail unit that provides the retirement products.

Despite counterparty risk, these vehicles feature tax benefits for clients that ETFs don't.

Only 25% of retirement savers who qualify for this tax credit are familiar with it, according to a new survey; plus, the two best ways to structure a QLAC.

Advisors say long-term optimism remains, even though clients' risk tolerance is down.

Over half of people in their 60s have done no retirement planning in the past three years, according to one survey; plus, Medicare's biggest problem is not what your clients think.

Looking for income? These funds have the highest expected dividend payments based on current stock prices.

In the latest in a series of cases, an arbitration panel has sided with a client against UBS, ordering the wirehouse to pay nearly $1.5 million in damages related to UBS' sale of Puerto Rican bonds and closed-end funds.

ETFs made investing easier for retail clients, not just in stocks but in riskier areas they may not understand like currencies and bank loans.

The argument's underlying reasoning is simple: Vanguard is cheating state and federal tax authorities by charging its customers much less than other fund companies do.

Regulators remain worried about hard-to-sell assets held by high-yield bond funds as they probe whether the failure of the Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund could be repeated, a top SEC official said.

President Obama's proposed 2017 budget includes provisions that would scrap the "backdoor" Roth IRA and Roth contributions after 70, ending the tax benefits from these strategies; plus; are 401(k)s and 529 college savings plans safe places for clients to invest?

According to research from online brokerage TD Ameritrade, there is one particularly risky ETF that is attracting the millennial demographic far more than other age groups.

Goldman Sachs has just filed for a new ETF called the Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund VIP ETF, which is based its popular “Hedge Fund Trend Monitor” research report.

What clients with college loans need to know to save on their taxes; plus, tips for expat clients filing with the IRS, and knowing the details behind local and state tax deductions.

Seniors who consider living in 55+ communities should determine whether the homes are age-ready and conducive for people with diminished physical activity; plus, how boomers became the disillusioned generation.

Mutual funds are vulnerable to runs that can spill over and cause problems in the broader financial system, according to a blog post published today on Liberty Street Economics by staffers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

President Obama's fiscal 2017 budget proposal includes rules that would block investors from making "backdoor Roth" contributions; plus, the best cities for retirement jobs.

Asset location in three simple steps, according to Jefferson National’s Thomas Quinn

Mutual funds lost nearly $8 billion in outflows for 2015, a 2% year-over-year decline. See which Morningstar category performed the best.