Morgan Stanley has moved Sara Furber to lead a group that refers clients to its investment banking, retail brokerage and asset management divisions.
In addition to satisfying regulators, the wealth of information contained in revised ADV forms may be a gold mine of competitive intelligence
Although its wirehouse rivals are keeping their electronic drawbridges closed to social media, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC last week became the first major Wall Street firm to allow its financial advisers to use popular networking websites
Assertions made by speaker of the House's in recent speech not supported by government indicators, market data
Advisers love exchange-traded funds. What they may not like so much: the execution of ETF trades -- particularly for less liquid funds -- can hit clients in the wallet
Greg Fleming was named boss of Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit earlier this year. Since then, he's been busy rejiggering the management team at Smith Barney. The latest: the rehiring of a onetime CFO at the brokerage.
The House Republican budget plan put forth last week by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan marks the beginning of the debate on government entitlement reforms — a rancorous clash sure to play out through the next presidential-election cycle and beyond
$1.6T deficit hardly ideal, but Uncle Sam far from bust, economists say; 'very misleading'
With the Bush tax cuts extended for another two years, the status remains quo on major — and imminent — potential changes in tax law, right?
Financial adviser claimed he was investing money in the Middle East, say prosecutors; long and questionable trail
Asset manager's CEO bullish on stocks, not bearish on bonds, and big on the U.S. dollar
Another small broker-dealer that sold high-risk private placements is out of business
But these three fund firms would likely take the biggest hit under current proposal
Finra wants broker-dealers that sell risky Regulation D private placements to engage in a more vigorous due diligence process, “pushing and pulling” for information about the products, according to Richard Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
In what can only be viewed as a surprise outcome, an independent broker-dealer has won a rare legal victory in the continuing scrum over private placements that has forced several broker-dealers to shut down
Jackson National has announced it will attempt to slow down sales of it sgenerous variable annuity contracts. How it plans on going about this is another proposition.
UniCredit Group's decision to keep its Pioneer Investments money management arm could mark the end of a spate of recent divestments and the start of a period in which banks are focused instead on building their asset management affiliates.
O'Hanley says expense will 'pop up' somewhere else; whack-a-mole for the SEC?
Behavioral-finance experts have come up with a few strategies for financial advisers working to help clients overcome natural human tendencies that can lead to money-related mistakes.
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. finally has revoked Russian spy Cynthia A. Murphy of her planning credentials.
