Hunker down. | Copyright Getty Images The first U.S. landfalling hurricane in 15 months could occur this weekend, as Hurricane Joaquin gains strength and inches toward the east coast. Some stocks are surging ahead of the storm, with invest...

The House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at delaying the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rulemaking...

Charles Schwab, Envestnet the big winners of the night

The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard on Wednesday released its final set of best practices for advisors, which focus on addressing conflicts of interests, increasing transparency and communicating clearly with investors...

 Jack Bogle, founder and former chairman of the Vanguard Group, said Wednesday he’s optimistic that a fiduciary standard for advisors will get passed, but it may be worth compromising some of the details of the plan in order to do so...

More to come. At Ameriprise Financial’s annual Women and Money luncheon on Tuesday, Columbia Threadneedle’s chief economist and senior portfolio manager Marie Schofield shared insights on the state of economy. In a nutshell, Schofield sai...

The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission stressed the importance of collaboration among the industry and regulators on Monday, much the same way the two groups came together 75 years ago, following the Great Depression...

Where's the enforcement? | Copyright Mark Wilson, Getty Images Is the Securities and Exchange Commission giving companies a green light to practice earnings manipulation? A recent MarketWatch article contends there has been “virtually none...