Topic: Investment Services

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires companies that offer to sell to the public certain types of investment securities, such as...

Foggy AAA Ratings

Congress, the Obama Administration and government regulators have done next to nothing to rein in Wall Street excesses. So the games continue...

Merchandise Mart up for sale

Christopher KennedyPhoto by: Erik Unger For more than $1 billion, you can buy Christopher Kennedy's Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. . . Parent...

Identify the tell-tale signs

Sellers of financial products have A tendency to confuse you with a maze of numbers. Here's How.. . A financial agent, armed with numbers, can be...
The official story line behind Wall Street firms selling off hedge funds is that the moves are driven by the Volcker Rule, which severely limited ...

Fund managers lured by alternatives

Fund managers are building up their holdings of alternative assets to pre-credit crunch levels, as they try to turn a profit in rocky markets.. ...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) became the first investment bank to take steps to comply with the so-called "Volcker Rule" by shutting down its...

UBS Hires Four HNW Advisors

A father and his son are among four new financial advisers with a combined $363 million of client assets who have recently joined UBS Wealth...

Friday links: plausible scenarios

Are stocks truly undervalued? (Marketwatch). . Is it time for the bid to come out of VIX futures? (SurlyTrader, FT Alphaville). . Liquidity...

Deals for hedge funds to soar?

Alternatives investments firms were seen as attractive properties for big banks before the financial crisis really took hold. Deals involving hedge...