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Wall Street & Technology
July 1, 2005
Maria Santos |
Fast Facts According to the Securities Industry Association's 2004 Investor Survey, nine out of 10 investors are "very" or "somewhat" satisfied with the service provided by their investment professional.   |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Brokers Do Their Part for GDP Growth The financial-services industry gave a big hand to the American economy last year, which registered real GDP growth of 3.5%. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Help Wanted Securities Industry employment topped the 800,000 mark in November for the first time since February 2002. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004 |
Cutting the Pace of Cost-Cutting New numbers from the Securities Industry Association suggest that cost-reduction efforts are easing. |
Investment Advisor
March 2008
Kara P. Stapleton |
Keeping Up Quote: Rob Hegarty, managing director of TowerGroup's Securities & Investments practice. |
Wall Street & Technology
June 21, 2004 |
The Trust Factor We're at a point where we trust the technology and we trust the operations, but we don't trust the human beings and the corporations in the securities industry. |
Registered Rep.
July 30, 2003
Will Leitch |
Securities Industry Registers Slight Employment Uptick Securities firms have begun adding employees again, according to statistics from the Securities Industry Association and the Labor Dept. |
Registered Rep.
December 10, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Securities Revenues Fall in Third Quarter Securities firms showed profits of $3.0 billion in the third quarter of 2003, a 45 percent decline from the second quarter, according to the Securities Industry Association. A significant drop in trading revenue was responsible for the profit hit. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 20, 2008
Cory Levine |
Fixed-Income Products Fail to Go Fully Electronic New research reveals that not all types of fixed income securities are experiencing rapid electronification. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Flashback: What if the U.S. Government Paid Off Its Debt? A crazy question serious people used to ask. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Risky Business of Securities Lending Is your mutual fund betting with your money? |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
Australia: Slowly Letting The Air Out Of The Bubble Policymakers from the U.S. to Europe, who are dealing with their own hot housing sectors, want to see if the Reserve Bank of Australia has succeeded in deflating its housing bubble without wrecking the economy. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 19, 2008
Melanie Rodier |
SIFMA Appoints Tim Ryan CEO The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has appointed Tim Ryan its new CEO. |
Financial Advisor
June 2008
Machuga et al. |
Hearing The Whispers Whisper forecasts, while relatively new, appear to be more accurate than traditional methods advisors use in evaluating individual securities. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Cold Call: Jeff Gerson What is the view from your office window today?... How did you get your first job in the securities industry?... etc. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Callen et al. |
The Slowdown in Global Housing Markets Following a period of sharp price rises and strong activity, housing markets in a number of industrial countries have slowed. What has been the economic impact of recent housing market downturns? |
Entrepreneur
February 2007
Mark Henricks |
Using an Online Trading Market to Predict Success Businesses are using prediction markets to see what their futures may hold. |
Registered Rep.
November 9, 2006
Kevin Burke |
SIFMA Launch: Group Seeks Greater Clout in Washington, Single Regulatory Framework Purveyors of stocks and bonds officially joined forces this week to form one of the most powerful lobbying groups on Capitol Hill. The former Securities Industry Association (SIA) kicked off its newly consummated marriage to the Bond Market Association (BMA). |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2008
Morgan Housel |
China's Stimulus vs. America's Bailout Last summer, China was looking for ways to put the brakes on its searing economy. Now its government is spending a fortune to speed things up. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2006
Lynn Hume |
The Bond Buyer The Bond Market Association and the SIA have voted to merge the two groups and form the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The merger is designed to create a more powerful voice in the legislative and regulatory arenas as well as in the financial markets. |
Registered Rep.
January 16, 2013
Diana Britton |
DOL's Fiduciary Proposal Presents Renewed Threat to Securities Industry SIFMA expects a DOL fiduciary proposal in the second quarter of this year, renewing the industry's concern over the possible legislation, which the organization says is contrary to the SEC's. |
Registered Rep.
August 7, 2007
Kristen French |
Senior Fraud Crackdown Continues The second annual "Seniors Summit" is meant to examine ways in which regulators and other groups can help prevent the overwhelming amount of senior fraud being committed in the securities industry. |
AFP eWire
May 7, 2007 |
Donation of Securities in Canada Expected to Surge, Great Potential for Future A new study in Canada predicts that gifts of securities to charities not only increased dramatically in 2006, but also the potential for such gifts remains largely untapped. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad |
On the Job Allianz Life Insurance Co. has named Mike Jorgensen president of USAllianz Securities, the company's independent broker-dealer... The Financial Planning Association in Denver has elected Mark Johannessen as president elect for 2007... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Finally, Money for Auction-Rate Securities A new product may finally save investors stuck with frozen auction-rate securities. |
BusinessWeek
March 25, 2010
Howley & Miller |
As the Fed Pulls Back, Can Housing Stand Alone? Home sales just fell again. With the central bank about to stop buying mortgage securities and the housing tax credit expiring, questions abound over housing's future |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2008 |
Letters to the Editor Letters from On Wall Street readers: 'Outside the Grid'... 'The ETF Parade Keeps Marching On'... |
National Real Estate Investor
June 3, 2004
Parke Chapman |
Report: CEOs Plan to Increasing Hiring in Second Half of 2004 A new survey shows that many U.S. corporations expect to boost hiring and capital spending during the next six months as the economy strengthens. Such a forecast bodes well for the embattled office market. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2008
Donna Mitchell |
Auction-Rate Securities Dust Settles, But What About Small Brokerages? Observers expect red faces as regional brokerage customers are left out of the settlements and advisors better prepare for some harsh words. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2009
Palmeri & Francis |
How Real Is the Rally in Real Estate Bonds? Companies are jumping back into mortgage securities, but they may regret their moves. |
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Janet Levaux |
Securities America Denies Charges of Departing Reps Anonymous sources insist advisors are leaving or planning to leave the firm |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Picking Up The Slack From Housing Capital spending should contribute strongly to second-half growth. |
AFP eWire
July 9, 2008 |
Gifts of Securities Have Significant Effect on Canadian Charities The number and total value of donations of securities increased significantly from 2005 to 2006 after the Canadian government removed the capital gains tax on such contributions, according to new research. |
BusinessWeek
October 7, 2010
Lynn Thomasson et al. |
The Corporate Profit Engine May Be Slowing Analysts cut their earnings forecasts for the first time since June 2009, which could cast a shadow on the stock market. |
Registered Rep.
June 21, 2007
John Churchill |
New Name, New Agenda for NASD/NYSE Entity SIRA stands for Securities Industry Regulatory Authority, which will be the largest self-regulatory organization in the world. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
Monopoly Game How should newly public exchanges like NYSEArca and Nasdaq balance what some say are enormous and very fundamental conflicts of interest? |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010
Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks with John Silvia The Wells Fargo Securities chief economist on the economy's uncertainties, and how the White House can better cope with them. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2009
Henry et al. |
Credit Creaks into Gear With a big boost from the feds, investors again like securities backed by assets like car loans -- but it'll take years for lending to flow freely. |
BusinessWeek
September 3, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: The Budding Recovery Has Staying Power Recent business austerity is boosting profits and the need to expand, and rising global growth is lifting exports, all while massive policy efforts continue to support demand. |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2005
Anthony Downs |
A Recipe Sure to End the Real Estate Boom Slower growth, higher interest rates, and higher taxes are not a recipe for prosperity. So, real estate will be part of the broader economic suffering required by the adjustments our economy must make. |
Investment Advisor
December 2009 |
GroupThink News from the Financial Planning Associate (FPA), the Investment Company Institute (ICI), and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). |
InternetNews
May 17, 2004 |
Securities Industry IT Spend to Hit $71.5 Billion While double digit increases are long gone, the Tower Group finds North American securities industry IT spending on the rise. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2008
Charles Keenan |
Three's Company Land Securities Group, once the United Kingdom's largest publicly traded property company, announces that it will divide into three separate companies. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Slow Jobs Market? Blame Housing The key to getting the economy back on track is deleveraging -- paying off debt accumulated during the bubble years. For households, the vast majority of that debt is in the form of mortgages. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- The (Still) Coming Slowdown U.S. economic growth won't finally 'buckle' until lenders cut back on 'foolish' home loans. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2006
Brian Lawler |
Why the Big Deal About GDP? Gross domestic product gets a lot of attention, but other numbers matter, too. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Another 1990s Economic Explosion? So says the White House in their prediction of growth and inflation for the next few years. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Second Half Slowdown: Here's What to Expect Stimulus and housing could throw a wrench in the recovery. |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Kara P. Stapleton |
News & Products Mary Schapiro, NASD Chairman and CEO, announced that the regulatory consolidation between NASD and NYSE Member Regulation is on track... Securities America, Inc. launched a new Assistant of the Year program... etc. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
What Happens to Housing After Life Support? So much stimulus, so little time left. Much of housing's life support will have its plug pulled in the coming weeks and months. |
