The world's biggest wealth manager, is targeting millionaire clients in oil-rich Nigeria and Angola as Swiss rival Credit Suisse Group AG withdraws from some African markets.
Richard G. Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of Finra, called on brokers to make the fiduciary standard their guideline and not to get bogged down in the legal liabilities associated with it.
Step by step, former wirehouse advisers can build a new brand and enjoy new freedom.
As technology improves and compliance fears ease, more firms are drafting more liberal policies for LinkedIn, Facebook — even Twitter
Plus a look at a startup challenging video conferencing giants and how Junxure's cloud-based CRM is shaping up.
<i>The following is an edited transcript of the July 19 webcast “Adviser Tech 2012: What Should You Buy Next?” <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/dcce/20110719/18/18/ACTIVE_WEBCAST/2590580>Listen to the archived version here.</a> The webcast was moderated by </i>InvestmentNews<i> technology reporter and columnist Davis D. Janowski.</i> The panelists were Jude Boudreaux, Founder and Owner of Upperline Financial Planning LLC, Sabrina F. Lowell, Associate Adviser, Mosaic Financial Partners, Inc., and LeGrand S. Redfield, Jr., President, Asset Management Group, Inc.</i>
Josh Brown on how best to use social media to broadcast your content and make it easy for readers &mdash; and clients &mdash; to find you again and again.
Rules differ for those currently married, widows/widowers and the divorced
Finished with its acquisition of Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Raymond James Financial Inc. plans to refocus on recruiting, which was depressed across the industry in the first half of 2013, chief executive Paul Reilly said Thursday, a day after the firm reported record profits.
State regulators see uptick in actions against RIAs but even though the increase is considered inevitable, it exposes compliance flaws. Bruce Kelly reports.
Retirement has become a goal for the uninspired. When it comes to retirement planning, practice management expert Wayne Badorf and chief portfolio strategist Brian Jacobsen, both with Wells Fargo Asset Management, say it's time for the financial advice industry to wake up and smell the roses … and help their clients do the same.
Chairman Mary Jo White said the agency will review corporate disclosure rules to root out requirements that may be causing “information overload” for investors.
Expanding your bottom line by increasing your technology spend.
Features include insurance tool, cash-flow engine and 'modern' client reports.
Marketing and client communication tool now an app for smartphones and tablets.
This year has been great for stocks — far better than most investment gurus predicted. In fact, if the S&P 500 finishes the year about where it's been recently, it could be among the top 15 years for performance since 1928. So what will 2014 bring? Time to talk with your clients.
Record keeping, color coding and cloud computing help one firm add a personal touch to client relationships.
