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RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2008
RIA Giant Profile: G. Moffett Cochran

The CEO of Silvercrest Asset Management talks about the firm and offers advice to young advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Top 50 fee-only registered investment advisers ranked by growth in discretionary assets under management
RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2008
Top 50 fee-only registered investment advisers ranked by growth in discretionary assets under management

Top 50 fee-only RIAs - InvestmentNews research.

By dcheruvil
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 30, 2008
Plans' lack of target date savvy presents opportunity

Many plan sponsors aren't focused on the investment strategies behind target date funds, creating an opportunity for financial advisers to play a greater role in the retirement-planning process, according to a survey by JPMorgan Asset Management Inc. of New York.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2008
Obama's sustainable-energy ideas give hope to some fund managers

The election of Barack Obama has given a new "green" light to environmental investing, and financial advisers are taking notice.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 30, 2008
Two surveys support idea of a wirehouse exodus

Two recent surveys lend credence to suggestions that the Wall Street meltdown may drive more financial advisers to independent firms from wirehouses.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 30, 2008
Financial advisers try last-resort strategies

When a client recently told her adviser that she would be losing her public relations job in six months, Morris Armstrong gave her advice that he never thought he would dispense: He told the single mother, who had been contributing significantly to her 401(k) plan, to stop.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2008
Executive hire fuels custody rivalry

Charles G. Goldman's appointment last week to run the RIA custody and correspondent clearing businesses of Fidelity Investments presents a challenge to The Charles Schwab Corp., his former employer, and highlights contrasting strategies as the discount brokerage giants battle for assets from registered investment advisers, wealth managers and corporate retirement plan sponsors.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 30, 2008
Independents take advantage of recruitment 'protocol'

To attract disaffected wirehouse reps, more independent financial firms are signing on to the industry's recruitment protocol.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2008
Tapping the potential of the final frontier

With the global financial markets extending their record-level volatility and generally downward spirals, at least one industry is making a case for space exploration investing.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 26, 2008
Fragile October for durable goods

New orders for manufactured durable goods sank $12.7 billion, or 6.2%, in October after a 0.2% decrease in September, the Department of Commerce reported today.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 26, 2008
Jobless claims, still dire, fell last week

The number of Americans who filed for first-time jobless benefits fell by 14,000 to 529,000 in the week ended Nov. 22, according to the Department of Labor.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 26, 2008
Ex-GunnAllen broker bilked $1.3M from seniors

A former broker from GunnAllen Financial Inc. of Tampa, Fla., stole $1.3 million from at least 16 elderly clients in the past six years, according to the New Jersey Bureau of Securities.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 26, 2008
Socially conscious funds on a roll

Socially conscious funds are one of the highest growth areas of the mutual fund industry and have outperformed their peers in recent time periods, according to a study released today by New York-based Lipper Inc.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 25, 2008
Rich donors relied more on legal advice

High-net-worth donors relied more on lawyers and accountants for philanthropic advice than financial advisers in 2007, according to a survey released Monday by Bank of America.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 25, 2008
Obama’s tax plan for individuals

President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign promises, selection of economic advisers and recent statements provide insight into the likely tax changes to come and the timing of any such changes.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 25, 2008
UBS Investments unveils donor-advised fund

The fund, UBS' first, offers a range of investment options, including exchange traded fund portfolios, mutual funds and separately managed accounts.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 25, 2008
Eaton Vance

Eaton Vance Corp. posted a 43% profit drop for its fiscal fourth quarter today after incurring $17.4 million in impairments stemming from the credit crunch.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 25, 2008
GDP drop steepest since 2001

The U.S. real gross domestic product declined to a revised 0.5% in the third quarter, marking its biggest drop in seven years, the Department of Commerce reported today.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 25, 2008
Deloitte pays $40M for Pa. carrier malpractice

The New York-based accounting firm yesterday paid the settlement in connection with its auditing service for Philadelphia-based Reliance Insurance Co., a carrier that’s now in liquidation.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 24, 2008
Ameritas revamps variable universal life policy

Ameritas Life Insurance Co. of Lincoln, Neb., will offer a new version of its new variable universal life policy Jan. 1 as the company tries to conform to new mortality tables.

By Bloomberg