Silver dropped, heading for the biggest three-day fall since October 2008, as increases in Comex margin requirements drove investors away. Gold declined after a report that Soros Fund Management LLC may have cut holdings.
In the financial advice-seeking population, about a quarter of households use multiple financial advisers. For those households with investible assets of between $2 million and $5 million, the proportion increases to 33%. And 58% of investors with more than $5 million in assets have multiple advisory relationships.
New software tool will help advisers scan for the best variable annuity option for a client.
Addressing an issue that many thought had been resolved several years ago, Massachusetts last week filed an administrative complaint against RBC Capital Markets LLC and one of its former brokers, Michael Zukowski, for “dishonest practices in selling leveraged and inverse leveraged ETFs"
Moody's places five Aaa issuers under review for possible downgrades. The reason? The states are vulnerable to cuts in federal spending, the rating agency says.
MSSB big Charles Johnston says move to fee-based model has been ongoing for six months; dubbed 'safe harbor' by RBC's Taft
Clients of a prominent Bank of America Merrill Lynch broker have won an $880,000 arbitration award against the firm.
Notes didn't protect Croce's principal -- once issuer Lehman went belly up; at least 40 cases still pending
Retail investors have lost at least $113B in complex investment instruments since 2008, study say
Trustee petitions judge to issue subpoena to fund firm's National Financial Services unit; examining the money trail
Whistle-blowers can collect as much as 30% of penalties when they report wrongdoing, even when they bypass their internal complaint systems.
With registration requirements looming, more hedge fund managers are likely to follow George Soros in opting for the family office structure over the red tape of running a hedge fund.
More than ever, employees of small companies face the prospect of a bleak retirement
When clients withdraw money from an individual retirement account or employer retirement plan and want to move those funds to another retirement account, they must roll over those funds within 60 days of the date that they received the distribution from the plan or IRA
Plan sponsors should be able to send retirement plan info to employees digitally without getting permission, industry groups argue
DOL's latest start date — Jan. 1 — still too soon, industry group contends
Phyllis Borzi has come a long way since her days as a high school English teacher.
Putting an end to a bitter dispute over the sale of failed private placements, Securities America Inc. has agreed to make whole 63 Massachusetts clients who bought $5 million of failed notes issued by Medical Capital Holdings Inc.
It's not happening, says Robert McCann, head of the bank's U.S. wealth management operation. In fact, McCann flat out denies rampant speculation that a deal is in the works to sell his unit to Wells Fargo. According to McCann, he hasn't even spoken with anyone at the supposed buyer.
