The private equity firm will buy out existing institutional investors and invest an additional $100 million in the RIA.
Investor advocates fear brokerage firms may seek to overturn Finra's rule banning class-action waivers in customer agreements.
Hester Peirce and Robert Jackson Jr. believe the brokerage regulator's conduct in this area should be improved.
Women had to be stellar performers to garner the same attention from investors as so-so men.
Target-date funds are the most popular qualified default investment alternative.
'We have a process. They have a process. We have to respect those,' chairman tells SIFMA annual conference.
These positions are valuable to advisers, who can take steps to mitigate or eliminate conflicts.
Clients with unwanted policies might be able to sell or exchange them for better policies.
Fiduciary concerns under ERISA include cost compression, product development and regulatory pressures.
Brian Hogan, head of the Boston-based firm's equity group, held the discussion last Monday with employees to stress the firm's zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate workplace conduct
On plaintiff group's agenda: Establishing unpaid arbitration award pool and ensuring SEC doesn't 'water down' DOL fiduciary rule.
GOP reportedly had been considering reducing the cap on the annual amount workers can set aside for 401(k)s.
Annual open enrollment season offers chance to defang drug expenses.
Fidelity and Voya prevailed in similar pay-to-play cases this year against 401(k) record keepers.
Suggestions for uses range from establishing funds for harmed investors, those whose arbitration awards go unpaid or giving it to the Treasury Department.
Securities America, Cambridge and Commonwealth are winning advisers, but LPL may still retain 50% to 75% of NPH revenue
New York Times reports reps may have incentive to push higher-fee managed accounts.
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The Baltimore-based mutual fund giant is more aggressively targeting financial advisers with a beefed-up wholesale crew and placement on custodial platforms.
