Federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York have filed a four count indictment against Charlie Shrem and Robert M. Faiella. On January 27, 2014, Charlie Shrem and... Read More

The most recent TNS Survey showed today that while 38% of Scots are in favor of Scottish independence, 39% are against – sparking speculation that the referendum on September 18,... Read More

Dividend Boost From Korea by Michael Han, CFA - Matthews Asia During this year’s earnings season, South Korea investors saw major businesses significantly raise dividends. Many companies increased dividends despite... Read More

JANA Partners filed an activist stake in Outerwall Inc (NASDAQ:OUTR) last Friday. The hedge fund, which has been very busy in the past weeks, has now disclosed a 13.5... Read More

Retail alternatives are gaining a groundswell of interest, becoming a rapidly emerging sector of the asset management industry. A recent paper titled "The Retail Alternatives Phenomenon" published by SEI points... Read More

In 2014 the top places to work among large asset management firms, according to Pensions and Investments magazine, were companies that had an ethical outlook, generally offered traditional asset... Read More

One of my favorite value-turnaround plays, Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ:CECO) recently reported full-year and fourth quarter 2013 results that beat Wall Street expectations. However, aside from beating Street expectations,... Read More

Investors have been watching the trade war between the U.S. and China closely, and for good reason. Just as the two sides appear to make progress in their negotiations,... Read More

  The third fiscal quarter for Apple closed on June 30th. Amateur musings and  analysts are trying to calculate how many iPads Apple sold this quarter. From the end of June... Read More

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has announced that it is introducing a $30 fee on customers who wish to upgrade their wireless contract or equipment on the national US carrier. The... Read More