State Street Global Advisors introduced the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF and the SPDR Barclays Capital Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF on Thursday.

Only 10% of Americans with $5 million to $25 million in investable assets described themselves as "very wealthy" in a recent survey by Spectrem Group, and 28% considered their wealth just "moderate."

It sounds like a great deal: an investment that generates guaranteed, tax-free returns that are likely to be well above the inflation rate.

The cost of Wells Fargo's scandals continues to rise as regulators from all 50 states forced the institution to pay hundreds of millions in penalties for the creation of fake accounts, improper enrollment in life insurance, force-placed auto insurance policies and other activities.

After 10 years of conservatorship, the new year could finally usher in big steps toward housing finance reform.

The mortgage industry heads into 2019 with little relief from the market strains of the past three years. To succeed — or at least survive — lenders must confront major questions about demand, affordability and market consolidation.

The question is unfair to people who have never been found guilty or have been accused of minor offenses. It’s especially unfair to minority applicants.

The decision to drop the London interbank offered rate as a benchmark interest rate means that contracts for hundreds of trillions of dollars in financial assets need to be rewritten. U.S. regulators should allow existing agreements to be amended without the threat of massive litigation.

Financial threats were low on the list of fears chief risk officers at major U.S. banks expect to face in the coming year, according to a recent survey. It’s increased regulation, data management and technology vulnerabilities that keep them up at night.