Scottrade gins up custody marketing to RIAs
Deep-discount broker Scottrade is stepping up the marketing of its products and custody services to registered investment advisers.
Geller, Erlich exiting Geller Group
The managing partners of Geller Group, LLC, an RIA specializing in corporate retirement plan administration that’s controlled by…
Penson to issue debt to support Broadridge deal
Proceeds from the planned private placement of senior second-lien secured notes will be used in part to help support the businesses of some 100 broker-dealer clients Penson hopes to absorb in its Ridge purchase
Moss Adams/IN Report: Advisory firms cut compensation to weather storm
In an effort to avoid staff layoffs, a majority of independent advisory firms cut employee compensation last year, according to a new study from consulting firm Moss Adams LLP and InvestmentNews.
Reg reform, money woes make RIAs’ jobs stressful
Registered investment advisers are concerned about new regulations and sensitive to the impact of the financial downturn on their personal lives and finances, but they remain surprisingly upbeat about their jobs and the economy, according to a new survey.
RIAs’ mental health and finances suffer as regulatory changes and the downturn take a toll, survey shows
Registered investment advisers are deeply concerned about new regulations and are sensitive to the impact of the financial downturn on their personal lives and finances, but they remain surprisingly upbeat about their jobs and their outlook on the economy, according to a new survey.
Schwab: Advisers’ clients are spending less, saving more
In a mixed sign for the U.S. economy, 59% of independent investment advisers surveyed by The Charles Schwab Corp. in late January said they expect consumer savings to increase during the next six months.
Fidelity broadens duties of two RIA executives
Fidelity Investments has added relationship management responsibilities for registered investment advisers to Scott Dell'Orfano's sales duties and expanded RIA product head Ron Fiske's empire to include the firm's National Financial correspondent-clearing unit.
CFP Board hikes requirement for certification exam
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. is raising the education requirements for planners and financial advisers who seek to take the group's certification examination.
Fidelity exec’s ugly divorce battle goes public
Sanjiv Mirchandani, the president of Fidelity Investments' National Financial Services LLC correspondent-clearing arm, is embroiled in a nasty divorce battle, according to a published report.