Advisor News

Displaying 26647 results
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 05, 2013
Live! OneVoice2013: FSI cautions Finra about bonus disclosure proposal

Group calls $50K threshold 'arbitrary,' says plan overlooks other comp.

By FGabriel
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 05, 2013
Industry arbitrators may not disappear, after all

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2013
Social Security speak has advisers lost in translation

'File and suspend' and 'voluntary suspension' not the same thing; who knew?

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2013
SEC on the clock after high court ruling on case backlog

Ruling suggests agency needs to get act in gear on '08 financial crisis cases.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SIFMA wants SEC to move on fiduciary rule PDQ
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2013
SIFMA wants SEC to move on fiduciary rule PDQ

Association wants to eliminate uncertainty; Commission currently split along party lines

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2013
Bentsen may helm SIFMA permanently

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2013
SIFMA, fiduciary advocates mix it up at forum

SIFMA and fiduciary advocates mix it up at a high-profile conference.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2013
Helping employees reach goals

The adviser's role has expanded into shepherding plan participants toward retirement

By AOSTERLAND
OPINION MAR 03, 2013
Relocating to the 'land of brand'

Marketing messages do count: What potential clients perceive drives their reality

By Matt Matrisian
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2013
A step-by-step guide to selecting vendors

One challenge in advising plans is choosing a "reasonable' agreement among service providers

By Blaine F. Aikin
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2013
Suit raises questions about fees on subadvised funds

Excessive-fee claim challenges precedent that protects managers

By Bloomberg
Congressional criminals still can collect public pensions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2013
Congressional criminals still can collect public pensions

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is the latest member of Congress to fall from grace.

By Jim Pavia
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2013
Ensuring class actions the right thing to do

If class actions are taken off the table, investors who have been victimized by brokers will be hurt. Perhaps just as importantly, a tool that helps keep the brokerage industry honest will no longer be in place.

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2013
Two MetLife B-Ds on Cetera's radar

Company is said to be pursuing an acquisition of one or more broker-dealers

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2013
SEC clock is ticking, court rules

Agency must file cases seeking civil penalties for securities fraud within five years of the alleged incident

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Buffett, Bogle: U.S. needs 'significant tax' on estates
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2013
Buffett, Bogle: U.S. needs 'significant tax' on estates

Group of billionaires and pols issues plan that would hike inheritance tax with $2M exemption.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2013
Advisers want Washington to let the budget ax fall

Cuts might deal the nascent economic recovery a short-term setback, but investment advisers say the medicine is necessary to start curing the nation's long-term fiscal ills

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2013
Are VA settlements a good deal?

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS MAR 01, 2013
Fee-based products attract attention

By AOSTERLAND
Regions back in the securities business with Cetera deal
RIA NEWS MAR 01, 2013
Regions back in the securities business with Cetera deal

After the sale of Morgan Keegan, bank inks deal with indie B-D to provide investment services to its customers.

By Bruce Kelly