SEC may backtrack on fund regulation
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether to abandon an unpopular proposal that was designed in part to curtail improper mutual fund trading, according to a published report Thursday.
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Business & money: Investors who buy shares in companies to agitate for change could face fines or even prosecution.
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NEW YORK -- With some investors wringing their hands about inflation and the Federal Reserve's efforts to keep it in check, those with bond fund holdings could be forgiven for wanting to take their money and run. But while some market observers see volatility ahead, few are ready to call it quits.
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Could it finally be curtains for stock investors?
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The stock market cops are going to take some heat today. The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, a collection of business and academic heavy hitters, will release its much-anticipated report, and there isn't much mystery in its principal point of view. Capital markets regulation is a problem. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a reliable target.
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US securities regulators may file suit against Morningstar Inc., a provider of mutual fund and stock research, over incorrect data it published about a mutual fund, the company said on Friday.
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With funds as with stocks, look for inside help.
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United States regulators are considering forcing investment banks to make public markets in some of the more exotic financial instruments that have plunged in value in the last six months.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is closing in on the last of a series of reforms to protect mutual fund investors. One involves the fee charged to investors to pay for marketing and distribution of fund shares, called a 12b-1 fee.
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Some exchange-traded funds aren't for anyone.
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Spurred to action by a wave of scandals that rolled through corporate America and the mutual fund industry, the Securities and Exchange Commission could slow its aggressive rulemaking pace in coming months as internal dissension and outside pressures intensify.
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With the company's reserves running dry, investors might want to dip into a different well.
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Mutual fund fees may look small, but they can eat much of your earnings.
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Plus, the trouble with your mutual funds.
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Shares are slipping, but investors should do their homework to find out why.
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Wall Street blames overregulation for pushing companies overseas. Why the law is getting a bad rap
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As concerns about a possible recession increase, there are steps that investors can take to protect their portfolios.