Alternative investment managers Bridgewater Associates and AQR Capital Management are turning their attention to the defined contribution plan market with tweaks to their strategies.
Lack of data standards has slowed the evolution of the advisory business. “Things move at glacial speed in the financial services world,” said Bill Harris, who is probably best known for having served as chief executive at both PayPal and Intuit Inc.
SRO's boss says issue now a top concern for regulator; also homing in on disclosure for complex products
Flap stems from brokerage's new arbitration agreement prohibiting customers from filing class action
If there is a silver lining to the financial crisis, it may be that Americans are finally waking up to the notion that they need to save more for retirement.
While brokerage firms have every right to expect former brokers to honor the agreements they make when accepting recruiting and retention bonuses, Finra should resist pressure to rewrite its rules to make it easier for firms to collect unreturned bonuses.
Offshore tax havens reduced bill substantially; Levin, others target loopholes
Move lauded by industry and consumer groups; 'need to get all the facts out on the table'
Proposal to extend holding period would dramatically diminish usefulness of grantor trusts to clients
Asset managers that provide investments and nothing else may feel pricing pressure from index funds, plans sponsors
Influential senator tells NAIFA a single standard should not hinder investors' ability to get advice
Nine years ago, adviser Rich Chambers got frustrated.
DOL asking industry groups for a bevy of info on IRAs; data to be used in cost-benefit analysis
As the Labor Department and lobbyists wrangle over who can provide advice to retirement plan participants, the marketplace has come up with an increasingly popular solution that satisfies current and potential requirements.
Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. Financial advisers need to embrace social media to land new clients and boost revenues, right? It ain't necessarily so, a new survey finds. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111220&Category=FREE&ArtNo=122009999&Ref=PH>The 10 biggest stories of '11 &raquo;</a>
