The Department of Labor today released its final rule requiring advisors overseeing retirement accounts to act under a fiduciary standard to put their clients’ interests ahead of their own...

That’s money burning. | Copyright David McNew, Getty Images New economic models forecast that the biggest threat from global warming, beyond endangering human life, could be to global financial assets, according to The Guardian. Researcher...

Applying a fiduciary standard means the broker must put his customer's interests ahead of his own.

Sheila Bair is joining Avant. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Sheila Bair has joined the board of online lending platform Avant, the startup announced Friday. Avant has originated more tha...

A judge's ruling that MetLife Inc (MET.N) is not "too big to fail" opens up an opportunity for insurer American International Group Inc (AIG.N) to seek an exemption from the tag, AIG Chief Executive Peter Hancock said on CNBC on...

A federal judge in Washington struck down the designation on Wednesday in a decision that could shake up the financial regulatory reform implemented following the 2008 recession.

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Online financial adviser Betterment LLC has secured $100 million in new funding that has boosted the company's valuation by 55 percent. ...

Are robos really robo-allocators, rather than advice givers? | Deniseus/iStock/Thinkstock Tadas Viskanta asks a group of well-known, independent financial bloggers a simple question: If venture capital for robo advisors has reached a peak...

Warren Buffett’s holding in Wells Fargo & Co. is approaching 10 percent, a level at which he’d have to pass a Federal Reserve review to keep building his stake...