Across the industry, executives share concerns: generational shifts, regulation and how to update legacy platforms.
Without the additional $324 million it requested, the SEC won't be able to hire additional personnel to expand RIA examinations. What does this mean for advisers?
The parent company of Southwest Securities, SWS Group, received $7-a-share offer from Hilltop Holdings. The offer was a 16% premium to the stock's closing price on Thursday. Bruce Kelly has the story.
Seven lobby groups representing investment advisers and consumers are urging lawmakers to sign on to legislation that would charge advisers a user fee to fund more regulatory exams.
Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors won partial approval of its $1.8 billion settlement with the U.S. as a federal judge signed off on an agreement to resolve a civil money-laundering case.
The tables are starting to turn. Recognizing the growing impact of (and interest in) social media for advisers, broker-dealer compliance departments have been relaxing their grip, according to Michael Kitces, and that could be bad news for RIAs.
The social media management and compliance platform plans to accelerate product development
The SEC's move to define customer review ground rules is good but raises important and difficult questions.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Backing off the big bounce. Plus: Bill Gross confesses, Bank of America pays for cheesy marketing tactics, investing in wind energy and an urgent reminder to change those passwords
Albany reaches for more than 100% of taxable portion
Investors also take profits after strong year in the market
Robert Reynolds' Great-West Financial agreed to acquire J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services, boosting its profile as a retirement plan record keeper and putting it at No. 2 in the retirement services business by participants nationally.
If you want people to see your company's content, you'll have to pay.
The agency is returning to paper statements. Only 6% of workers had signed up for the online version since 2011.
Beacon finds 'client onboarding' has replaced social-media archiving as brokers' biggest technology challenge.
<i>Friday's menu:</i> Where investors go when BRICs crack. Plus: How advisers can &mdash; and should &mdash; deal with male and female clients, mounting sanctions drive Russia toward China for economic help, investor class-action lawsuits spike, and saving money on travel.
Four companies working to unify products to better meet adviser needs; system due out later this year
Online adviser Personal Capital announces an app for smartwatches, and the advice industry ponders the future of wearable technology in client service.
22 states do not recognize same-sex marriage, and some require LGBT filers to complete 'dummy' federal returns. Tax year 2013 was the first of what may be many confusing filing seasons.
