SAN FRANCISCO — Thomson Financial’s recent acquisition of a Belgian software company is a clear indication of its desire to appeal to higher-end financial advisers, analysts say.
NEW YORK — In light of new regulations requiring greater disclosure on executive pay, directors are scrambling to justify every nickel spent on perks for the top ranks.
PHILADELPHIA — As part of its ongoing efforts to appeal to financial advisers, The Vanguard Group Inc. has added several features to its adviser website.
NEW YORK — The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. wants more financial advisers to sell retirement plans.
OTTAWA — The Mounties say they have gotten their man in the insider scandal involving income trusts, but some observers doubt that he is the only person involved.
Around this time of year, secondary schools typically hold a “career day,” and mothers and fathers are coaxed from their workplaces to participate in a “show and tell” with the next generation.
When banks and brokers first started offering health savings accounts, clients could choose any investment they wanted for their account funds — as long as it was a certificate of deposit.
With the specter of millionare clients’ assets slipping through its fingers in a hot rollover market, Fidelity Investments is placing its high-net-worth strategy squarely on the shoulders of registered investment advisers.
Like their clients, advisers and registered representatives are getting older and often worry about their futures.
After spending the past three years cozying up to securities regulators at NASD, independent-contractor broker-dealers are fearful that state regulators pose an increasing threat.
