The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, whose members consider their fee-based model to be the gold standard for unbiased advice, is worried that its reputation will be tarnished in light of a second high-profile investigation involving one of its former top officers
The Clare at Water Tower missed $229m payment this month
Controversial plan to expand definition yanked to allow more input, further economic analysis
In an effort to halt that regulation and persuade the department to start over, the Financial Services Institute is going over Ms. Borzi's head and her boss's head, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, to President Barack Obama.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the best-selling book “The Black Swan,” said the current global market turmoil is worse than it was in 2008 because countries such as the U.S. have larger sovereign-debt loads.
Salesforce.com has become a serious competitor in the customer relationship management market for financial advisers
Pessimistic mass-affluent, millionaire investors are putting more money in play
Survey finds mass-affluent investors still gloomy as heck about their finances; 'not matching the reality of their situation'
This year's survey of advisers shows why some firms are flying high again - and also reveals where some advisers are holding back. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111018&Category=FREE&ArtNo=101809999&Ref=PH>Most common reasons employees leave advisory firms</a>
Bank of America Corp., hit by a credit downgrade last month, has moved derivatives from its Merrill Lynch unit to a subsidiary flush with insured deposits, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation
As Congress begins to assess the possible role of exchange-traded funds in recent market volatility, two ETF providers are clashing over the best way to help investors navigate the increasingly complex products
When advisers and clients discuss what's happening in Washington, it tends to be an outlet for venting about political gridlock
As work begins on the final version of the Volcker rule, wirehouse financial advisers say that their high-net-worth clients would feel the biggest impact from any new regulations that placed investment restrictions on financial institutions
While financial planning obviously is important, many registered investment advisers say that it just doesn't pay the bills
Says AG's complaint devoid of any allegation of misrepresentation by brokerage to clients
Surprisingly, an exclusive <i>InvestmentNews</i> poll shows that nearly 40 percent of advisers support the Occupy Wall Street movement. But an even larger percentage say nothing will come of the protests. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111013&Category=FREE&ArtNo=101309997&Ref=PH>Which investment industry bigshots back OWS -- and which don't</a>
The Senate confirmed two nominees to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, bringing the agency back to full power.
Legg Mason's Andrew J. Bowden will join the SEC as an associate director to lead the National Investment Adviser/Investment Company Examination Program.
