Staff recommendations on a potential rule to raise retail investment advice standards are being considered by commissioners, but a proposal is not imminent.
One-third of family offices have lowered what they charge new clients, survey shows.
Agency says it will pay particular attention to firms that employ advisers with rogue histories at broker-dealers to ensure the hires are properly supervised. <b><i>(More: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160612/FREE/160619986/firms-on-the-hook-for-hiring-bad-brokers"_blank">Editorial: Firms on the hook for hiring bad brokers</a>)</i></b>
'This is a big, big moment,' according to DoubleLine Capital's chief investment officer. 'Interest rates have bottomed.'
Performance anticipation push financials to the head of the pack in August.
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Top-ranked college savings plans, based on assets and performance.
If the firms decided to take shortcuts &mdash; and in the recent F-Squared case it seems like they did &mdash; they should be held accountable.
The industry fails investors by clutching to a long-gone past, rather than moving forward by offering proven, updated investment approaches offered to large institutions.
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Among the most important tactics the HighTower CEO employs to overcome this learning disorder is to shun multi-tasking and really focus on the task at hand.
Private equity had the biggest rise in asset class allocation in family office portfolios.
Measure also contains requirement for SEC to conduct 'rigorous' cost-benefit analysis before proposing its own fiduciary-advice rule.
Fidelity to roll out a momentum ETF next week.
Plus: Investors can't get enough of muni bond ETFs, finding robust yields in fine wines, and a pampered perspective.
When helping retirees tap retirement assets efficiently so they don't run out of money in retirement, America is a laggard.
When helping retirees tap retirement assets efficiently so they don't run out of money in retirement, America is a laggard.
Kunal Kapoor, who currently serves as Morningstar's president, has been appointed the new CEO.
It starts with the simple things, but not easy things. Asking questions. Listening more than we talk. Acting as a news filter to separate the valuable from the useless.
Life insurance remains the last, largest, most-neglected asset on clients' balance sheets.
