John Churchhill

Small hedge fund managers positive but wary

Warren Buffett, the investment oracle of Omaha, might soon rival the likes of Nemo as most lovable cartoon hero. Or so he's hoping.

Actively managed mutual funds have done worse than is generally thought. Those, at least, are the findings of a study released yesterday covering a ten-year period of performance figures reported by Morningstar, the...

Not all wealthy clients are created equal. Yes, we know, some are a lot richer than others. But seriously. According to new research, despite years of effort by financial advisory firms to force reps to focus on...

The SEC hit Bear Stearns with a $250 million penalty for securities fraud for facilitating market-timing and late trading for certain institutional customers to the detriment of others.

Merrill Lynch agreed today to pay a $5 million NASD fine to settle charges that the firm’s brokerage client call centers were out of control.

The NASD is showing its pride over the popularity of its 10-month old online regulation and compliance educational programs. Still, from the student prospective, it’s tough to tell how much of an impact the...

Charity contest has Playboy Playmates picking stocks to see who performs better