Investments

The SEC's changes in July to Rule 2a-7 governing money market funds may be simple in concept - but they will require significant changes in fund operations. Fund transfer agents and other service providers must significantly reengineer their processes to comply with the new rules between now and 2016, when the most significant changes take effect.

Some retirees regret past decisions based on greed, others for tinkering too much with their portfolios or keeping too much cash on hand; Plus, how to max out Social Security benefits.

Corporate bond sales worldwide are poised to set an annual record as soon as this week as companies lock in borrowing costs that forecasters say are bound to rise. Amazon.com., Volkswagen and Alibaba have propelled offerings to $3.96 trillion this year, about $7 billion short of the peak of $3.97 trillion in 2012.

Wealth management profit increased 41% to C$285 million from a year ago as fee-based client assets rose, while insurance more than doubled to C$256 million.

The broker involved in the dispute invested 40% of the clients' assets in short positions in U.S. Treasury bonds betting that interest rates and inflation would rise.

John Jacobs, executive vice president of global information services at Nasdaq and pioneer of the QQQ ETF, reflects on the growth of the ETF industry and shares his predictions on upcoming trends.

Conventional wisdom says investors should reduce equities in their portfolios as they age, but a study takes a contrary view; Plus, more information doesn't necessarily make for better investment decisions.

Aberdeen Asset Management, Europe’s largest publicly traded money manager by assets, reported $32 billion of outflows in the full year as investor sentiment toward emerging markets waned.

If your clients think they're going to make money off the policies they're buying, it's time to give them a reality check.

A recent study compared advisors’ reactions during the last financial meltdown to PTSD. Here’s my advice for beating stress when markets go haywire.

An analysis compares portfolios built using 'smart beta' indexes against those whose components are weighted by market cap. See the results.

So-called experts tend to do a lousy job predicting the direction of the economy or the stock market. Here's what advisors should do about it.

Some varieties of charitable remainder trusts can be tailored to donors' income needs.

Since the crisis, banks have relied on lower loan-loss provisions to make a profit. But banks actually made money in the third quarter. Here's how.

Treasuries gained, sending 10-year yields a one-month low, as jobless claims rose, business- equipment orders fell and home sales were less than forecast, raising concern about the health of the economic recovery.

The income tax on conversions may not be worth the potential appreciation they will get over a period of time; plus, low-cost holiday gift ideas and ways in which to make your money last in retirement.

The largest U.S. ETF that tracks mainland Chinese stocks has jumped to a record premium to its underlying assets as unprecedented demand forces fund manager Deutsche Bank AG to all but stop taking in new money.

By making gifts through donor-advised funds, clients can get a tax break while still supporting an international charitable cause.

The end of the year is the perfect time to think about what you accomplished and what you want to accomplish in the next twelve months. This checklist will help ensure you've thought through the major considerations to plan your distribution strategy for 2015.

The share of families with an individual account retirement plan such as an IRA or 401(k) is decreasing, but the assets in those plans are increasing, according to a new study.