Morgan Stanley's plans to offer funds that will enable ownership of Bitcoin puts pressure on its competitors to go down a similar route. The company is the first major U.S. bank with plans to give its wealthiest clients exposure to cryptocurrencies.
Assets in those investments surpassed $1 trillion last year, reaching about $1.18 trillion, compared with $1.57 trillion in target-date mutual funds.
Schroders survey shows that more Americans worry about the Netflix lineup than finances or investments.
Wall Street banks have stayed mostly on the sidelines as cryptocurrencies surged in popularity. While futures contracts based on Bitcoin and Ether, the second-largest digital currency, are available at major exchanges, none of the six biggest U.S. banks have until now offered their customers access.
The events of the past year have set in motion several factors that have contributed to a surge of pent-up interest in breaking away.
Firm leaders understand the cybersecurity threat is real. But have broker-dealers taken appropriate precautions to protect advisers and their clients?
The number of of the regulator's disciplinary actions held steady, according to an Eversheds Sutherland analysis.
The four-person, two-adviser unit will partner with an existing group at UBS Private Wealth Management in Kenwood, Ohio.
The change comes after calls from accountants and leaders in Congress to delay the due date as new legislation and pandemic-related work changes disrupt taxpayer plans.
With pressures on Robinhood, eToro’s large user base and scale places the U.K.-based challenger front and center to disrupt the U.S. market.
Lee said there may be a disconnect between passive index funds' proxy voting and their investors’ ESG inclinations.
The program would apply to businesses with as few as five employees, requiring companies to participate and automatically enroll workers, unless they already provide retirement plans.
Selling away charges are at the center of three large customer complaints against ex-broker John Krohn. In 2018, Finra reached a settlement with Krohn in which he was suspended from the industry for three months and paid a fine of $10,000.
At least four firms have live applications for exchange-traded funds tracking Bitcoin, but how the SEC will deal with the filings is a mystery.
Of the roughly 70 million U.S. households with primary breadwinners younger than 55, 11.5 million are planning to retire by that age, according to a report from Hearts & Wallets.
Advisers should focus on reducing client attrition and adding more new clients, and make certain they're charging a fee in line with the market.
The insurance company's chief growth officer succeeds Walter White, who will retire at year-end.
The more fee-based business you do, the more imperative it is to focus on current clients and your ability to hold onto them.
Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee suggested the agency should consider new policies and procedures regarding ESG for investment advisers. The agency is evaluating how a disclosure framework can be flexible enough to keep up with the latest market and scientific developments.
The GAO concluded that plan sponsors, record keepers and others have little to go on as far as guidelines from the Department of Labor and that it isn’t clear whether fiduciaries have the responsibility to minimize cybersecurity risks.
