Industry News

Displaying 36735 results
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 07, 2018
Adviser team managing $340 million at UBS goes indie with Kestra

Jeffrey Boudjouk, two other advisers and assistant set up hybrid in Rhode Island.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 07, 2018
Veteran Wells Fargo adviser heads to RBC

James M. Aid is the first financial adviser hired at RBC's Nashville office.

By Sarah Min
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUN 07, 2018
Yield curve points to recession in about 22 months

Guggenheim's Scott Minerd explains: The flatter curve is a bad sign, and Fed hikes are likely to result in more flattening.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS JUN 07, 2018
Focus on fiduciary boosts ETFs

Pricing transparency and the shift toward fee-based advice are benefiting exchange-traded funds, BlackRock executive says.

By Jeff Benjamin
Funds like Magellan need gamblers like Bill Gross
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUN 07, 2018
Funds like Magellan need gamblers like Bill Gross

The factors Magellan's manager uses to beat the index can be accessed more cheaply via ETFs.

By Nir Kaissar
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 07, 2018
Selling your advisory firm internally could mean taking a valuation hit

Echelon executive argues that internal sales can mean taking a valuation hit.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 07, 2018
Financial planners push to add restrictions on use of term in SEC advice proposal

Financial Planning Association sends 85 members to Capitol Hill.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 07, 2018
Hybrids considering dumping Finra and working as RIAs exclusively

Pershing executive said broker-dealer model has some "challenging dimensions" to it.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 07, 2018
Fixed annuity sales set for massive spike

Rising interest rates primarily responsible for estimated 50% spike in sales of fixed-rate deferred annuities through 2019, says insurance industry group Limra.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2018
Financial literacy a crucial issue for advisers

The goal is to bridge a nationwide gap; Only 23% of parents talk to their school-age kids about personal economic issues.

By Jeff Benjamin
Private equity money altering the wealth management ecosystem
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2018
Private equity money altering the wealth management ecosystem

Fidelity report: Money flows in through the largest RIA consolidators and trickles down to create savvier advisory firms.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2018
Hurry up and kill the DOL fiduciary rule already, insurance groups tell 5th Circuit

ACLI, NAIFA say delay in issuing mandate causing 'palpable uncertainty' for industry.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2018
Orion sets sights on breakaway brokers

Fintech company is partnering with Josh Brown and MarketCounsel to help advisers go independent.

By Ryan W. Neal
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2018
Regulators gunning for brokers and advisers who sold $1.2 billion Ponzi

Finra and at least one state agency have taken disciplinary action against two brokers and an adviser involved in the Woodbridge real estate scheme.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2018
Baird acquires $2 billion M. Griffith Investment Services

12-advisor hybrid is based in New Hartford, N.Y.

By Bloomberg
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2018
A bankruptcy taught this newly minted adviser the value of financial education

Blake Pokley is the first college graduate hired by LJPR Financial Advisers in 10 years.

By Sarah Min
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2018
Finra panel awards Oppenheimer client $800,000 in damages

Found firm executed unauthorized and unsuitable trades in client's accounts.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 06, 2018
It's time to make 'behavioral finance' more than a buzzword

Learning and addressing clients' likely emotional reactions to market moves gives advisers the chance to build closer personal connections

By Richard Lampen and Kirk Hulett
401(k) advisers, is your value proposition even valuable?
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUN 06, 2018
401(k) advisers, is your value proposition even valuable?

Investment expertise is no longer viewed as a coveted service — these days, it's just table stakes.

By Aaron Pottichen
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2018
Why 401(k) advisers should heed TPA consolidation

Shops that do plan administration have been getting snapped up recently, a trend that could disrupt advisers' businesses.

By Fred Barstein