Robert McCann, the new chief executive of UBS Wealth Management Americas, took aim at the culture of the firm this morning, while praising its network of 7,300 financial advisers.
Wilmington Trust Corp., the Delaware bank founded by the du Pont family and undermined by souring loans, agreed to sell itself to M&T Bank Corp. for $351 million in stock, or about half its market value last week.
CEO Nagengast says firm sees 'a lot of opportunity' for growth; snagged a Next Financial team in August
More than six out of ten polled employees say they're having to put off exiting the labor force
After Morgan Stanley took control of Smith Barney in May 2009 from Citigroup Inc., David Hopkins grew disillusioned with his new bosses.
But indie B-D reports a hike in revenue and profits for the third quarter; 'solid results'
Investment advisers will be able to visit one website for the annuity-sales training required under a new suitability standard issued by regulators.
Jack Laporte insists that the concept of buying and holding good stocks will never die — in fact, it won't even fade away.
Health care, technology and consumer discretionary stocks are producing some of the best investment opportunities in the small- and mid-cap space, according to Jeff Rabinowitz, manager of the $680 million Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund Ticker:(GSMAX).
Investing has always been fraught with uncertainty, but rarely has the average investor been confronted with as much uncertainty as is the case now
Ohio has become the latest state to add exchange-traded funds to its Section 529 college savings plan. The state today launched its new adviser-sold 529 plan with BlackRock Inc.
University of Pennsylvania defensive back Josh Powers may have a better opportunity than playing for college football's national championship: a six- figure Wall Street salary upon graduation.
Retirement industry leaders today pressed officials from the Labor and Treasury departments to ensure that any future “safe-harbor” rules for annuities in 401(k) plans also include other lifetime-income options.
Wilmington Trust Corp. confirmed today that it has hired Carol Baldwin Moody, the former chief compliance officer at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., as its new chief risk officer.
Robert P. Gehring, a 39-year veteran of the commercial banking industry, has taken over as head of the credit risk unit at Wilmington Trust Corp.
A broker-dealer executive and outspoken critic of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. lost his appeal of a Finra suspension for failing to supervise his staff adequately.
More than 800 financial advisers weighed in on their practices, the economy and regulation in our annual special report.
Family homes, because of their great value and emotional ties, are a challenge in estate planning and require special handling
Revenue increased for a healthy majority of financial advisers over the past 12 months, according to <i>InvestmentNews</i>' 2010 Industry Attitudes survey — a clear bounce-back from 2009, when calamitous market conditions struck panic among investors and advisers alike
It's no surprise that advisers are worried about a multitude of economic problems
