Small advisory firms and sole practitioners, especially those just starting out, often don't know where to turn for expertise in selecting technology and software.
Fixed-income securities — traditional tools to dampen portfolio volatility — are now behind investment strategies intended to guarantee retirement in-come and cash flow.
J.P. Morgan Funds is rolling out an online version of its target date evaluation program for financial advisers.
Richard Ketchum, the chairman and chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., told a gathering of brokerage firm executives that his group will be more aggressive about investigating the advisory activities of their brokers — regardless of whether it <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090517/REG/305179968&ht=SRO>gets full regulatory authority </a> to oversee investment advisers.
Patricia Cornwell, the author of several best-selling crime novels, is going after her financial advisers in an attempt to recover $40 million she has lost, according to multiple published reports.
Members of the insurance industry are applauding an amendment to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 that eliminates a section that would have given the agency oversight of some insurance products.
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has reached a $200,000 settlement with the state of Massachusetts, resolving accusations that several of its reps employed unfair sales practices when working with clients.
WealthTouch Inc. this week announced an addition to its Institutional Reporting Module which it is calling the Share of Wallet Report.
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has introduced a variable annuity that allows clients to allocate dollars into a built-in income component.
A New York billionaire jailed for soliciting underage prostitutes in Florida has settled four out of 18 abuse lawsuits by young women.
