Schwab Performance Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire Etelligent Consulting Inc.
The SEC wants to give smaller companies more time to comply with section 404, Chairman Christopher Cox said this morning.
The Hartford announced plans today to acquire TopNoggin, a technology firm based in Powell, Ohio.
The Department of Labor proposed a new rule for fiduciaries meant to increase fee disclosure in 401(k)s.
Legislation "is intended to cover disputes between investors and securities brokers,” Sen. Feingold said.
Assets in individual retirement accounts grew 16.5% in 2006 to a record $4.23 trillion, according to EBRI.
37% of workers born in 1990 will reach retirement age with no savings in a 401(k)-type account, says a report.
Advisers thinking about treating themselves this holiday season to new office PCs running Microsoft Vista should think twice: Only a tiny fraction of an adviser's core professional software is likely to be Microsoft Vista-compatible.
NorthStar Systems has rolled out a wealth management platform that includes a suite of services building on the company's many individual offerings.
A stunning $4.6 million award against UBS Financial Services Inc. and two of its brokers late last month revealed how irate the arbitrators were with UBS.
Advisers have a new, largely undiscovered and relatively inexpensive online database for prospecting for wealthy clients or for researching the giving habits of those they already have.
As Securities America Inc. deals with the sting of losing one of its biggest advisers, the independent broker-dealer continues to tighten its compliance practices and procedures.
The prospect of 2 million homeowners seeing their mortgage rates jump over the next two years as adjustable-rate mortgages reset, possibly triggering hundreds of thousands of foreclosures, has forced the government, lenders and the mortgage-servicing companies to focus on the problem.
Certified public accountants who serve small businesses are poised to offer 401(k) plans to their clients, said Chandra Bhansali, president of AccountantsWorld LLC, an online company that provides payroll assistance to 110,000 accountants.
The Senate approved a bill that would prevent 19 million middle-class taxpayers from paying the AMT this year.
The technology-solutions provider has completed its $4.4 billion cash acquisition of CheckFree.
The rep claimed ex-colleagues spread lies about him, saying that he was headed toward a nervous breakdown.
While spending on technology in the financial-services sector won't reach double-digit growth next year, it's likely to outpace growth in spending by many other big sector groups.
The unveiling of the revised Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 comes with both relief and trepidation.
Morgan Stanley is adjusting some of its pay policies to comply with a wage-and-hour lawsuit it settled last year.
