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MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 23, 2008
Schwab faces adviser discontent

Financial advisers are looking to punish The Charles Schwab Corp. for leaving them in the lurch after its bond funds suffered when investments in mortgage-backed securities went sour.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 23, 2008
Fortress tries to gain on Street’s pain

The hedge fund is reportedly considering raising another $1 billion to take advantage of Wall Street turbulence.

ETFS JUN 23, 2008
Advisers view ETFs as ingenious invention

As an innovation, ETFs have no peer.

RIA NEWS JUN 23, 2008
Better than a toy

The idea for a Section 529 college savings plan gift registry came to Jeff Frese last year at a birthday party for his 4-year-old niece.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 23, 2008
Firms, not reps, at center of client relationships, judge implies

Last week's order that Next Financial Group Inc. stop violating privacy regulations when recruiting brokers upended a key tenet of independent-contractor broker-dealers: that independent representatives — and not broker-dealers — are at the center of the relationship with the clients.

RIA NEWS JUN 23, 2008
Not your average bear market, analyst says

"We would urge caution for investors attempting to call the bottom in the current environment," a Merrill strategist wrote.

RIA NEWS JUN 23, 2008
Marketing emerges as high priority for regional advisory firms

Several months ago, Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors Inc. surveyed the competitive landscape and decided it was time to make a change.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 23, 2008
Hennessy Funds puts focus on distribution

Competing in a crowded, cost-focused market, 20-year-old Hennessy Funds is putting an emphasis on distribution.

FINTECH JUN 23, 2008
Schwab re-brands, re-engineers Etelligent Consulting product

Schwab Performance Technologies of Raleigh, N.C., which acquired Etelligent Consulting Inc. in February, said last week that a revamped version of the Etelligent product is now available on Schwab's PortfolioServices platform.

FINTECH JUN 23, 2008
Salesforce.com unveils CRM for indie advisers

Salesforce.com Inc is going after the independent adviser market with Salesforce for Wealth Management, a customized, adviser-focused version of its popular customer relationship management application.