Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
SEC Hits New York HFT Firm With Biggest-Ever Net Capital Fine
By Melanie WaddellThe SEC has fined a high-frequency trading firm $16 million, the largest penalty ever for a net capital violation.
September 15, 2014
9 Reasons Why Alan Greenspan Is Wrong About EverythingFormer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently laid out nine reasons the economy stinks. Heres why hes wrong, according to New York Lifes John Kim.
September 15, 2014
Record S&P Masks Pain as 47% of Nasdaq Mired in Bear MarketBeneath the U.S. stock markets record-setting gains, trouble is stirring.
September 12, 2014
9 Reasons Why Economy Stinks, According to Alan GreenspanThe former Fed chief sees a bunch of reasons why the economy won't kick into high gear, and none of them has a simple fix.
September 12, 2014
SEC Creates New Office of Risk AssessmentSEC created new Office of Risk Assessment to help provide data-driven risk assessment tools and models to support a wide range of SEC activities.
September 11, 2014
The Biggest Lie of the New CenturyThe claim that bank executives did nothing illegal during the financial crisis is simply implausible if not laughable, Barry Ritholtz writes.
September 10, 2014
Fixed Income Outruns Equities in August ETF FlowsFixed income ETFs asset flows boomed over the last month as did emerging markets and the U.S. consumer discretionary sector, according to SSgA.
September 10, 2014
Clients Less Anxious but Risk Aversion Is Rising, Advisors SayAdvisors say client anxiety has abated, but they see a big increase in risk aversion in the next year, a Hartford Funds survey says.