Smarsh unveils archiving product
Smarsh Inc. last week introduced a companion to its well-known e-mail-archiving service, used by many registered investment advisers…
Agent in church life-insurance flap: Parishioners were instructed to lie to Aviva
Claims agents coached them to tell insurer they were paying for policy premiums when outside parties actually did so
The Hartford’s annuity exit a shocker for advisers
Carrier's wholesalers met with advisers as recently as last week, said insurer was “committed” to annuity space
Federated big: Stocks will take off next year — regardless of who’s in the White House
Orlando says equities still greatly undervalued: stocks 'the only game in town'
The fastest-growing mutual fund firm? A bank
Quietly, JP Morgan has built a booming stock and bond fund business; tuning in to 'Dr. Kelly'
Advisers are urged to fight against SRO proposal
It was fitting that the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors’ annual conference in Chicago opened Tuesday to…
RJ boss on MK deal: Right fit, right time
Reilly says he preferred internal growth but was swayed by similarity in culture between two firms
Long-term-care insurance may go way of the dinosaur
As more life insurers abandon long-term-care insurance, actuaries and financial advisers are questioning the viability of the product…
B-D exec fleeced church, paid horse farm: SEC
Commission claims Waters took in cash for bogus funds, spent the money
D.C. forecast is grim, says politics watcher
James M. Delaplane Jr., chief of government relations at The Vanguard Group Inc., last week gave his take…
New website promises investors a peek at prices
An investor website is promising to give clients their first clear look under the hood of their brokerage…
United Capital dialed in to different type of asset with Pomeranz buy
Rollup firm acquires much smaller outfit — but lands popular radio show in the process
Quantuvis CEO to depart; Genworth-owned consultant’s office to close
Roughly four years after Genworth Financial Wealth Management acquired Quantuvis Consulting, the practice management consultant's CEO - Stephanie Bogan - is departing.
The Hartford to sell bank that qualified it for TARP money
Insurer said it will sell Federal Trust after owning it for less than two years; carrier paid $10M for bank, received $3.4B in government bail-out funds
Retiree launches investment blog to speak to his peers
Like a lot of his friends, Warren Flick first got interested in investing after he retired and had…
Firms use internship programs to screen prospective recruits
Many advisers look at internship programs as an expensive luxury, but firms that offer them contend that they…
Merged Dallas, OKC firms rename, to expand regional footprint
Burns Advisory and Executive Financial are in final stages of integration after adopting a new name
Why Ric Edelman is going private
Edelman Financial Group isn't big enough to develop the liquidity and attention of analysts needed for institutional investors to trade the stock, Edelman says.
Occupy Wall Street draws mixed reactions from advisers
A majority of financial advisers don't support the Occupy Wall Street movement, but they are more evenly split when it comes to the broad themes espoused by the protesters: imposing higher taxes on the wealthy and tougher regulations on big banks
