Asset management companies say that greater regulatory burdens are inhibiting growth, although the heightened oversight also may be contributing to a boost in hiring, according to a survey released last week
Robert Stinson Jr., 56, pleaded guilty in federal court in Philadelphia to 26 charges, including wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and bank fraud.
Money managers ranked by assets from clients with more than $100M.
Frustrated by ongoing funding challenges at the Securities and Exchange Commission, a consumer group has eased its opposition toward establishing a self-regulatory organization for investment adviser oversight.
Washington and New York will be joined by Oxford, Miss., as centers of the investment adviser universe if a group of students from the University of Mississippi law school succeeds in establishing a self-regulatory organization for advisers
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said that the agency will issue an initial rule this fall imposing a universal fiduciary duty for anyone providing retail investment advice.
A year after pulling off the high-profile acquisition of a leading network of independent broker-dealers, Lightyear Capital LLC, which is controlled by former PaineWebber chief executive and chairman Donald Marron, is back in the market looking to raise more than $1 billion from investors.
Financial advisers are bumping into one another trying to win new accounts among affluent investors, but they can add some profitable business from less obvious market segments — one of which is investors who have never had a financial adviser.
The results of an exclusive <i>InvestmentNews</i> survey of roughly 1,000 advisers on the software and technology they use most often.
It isn't too often that the financial services industry claims that its regulatory system isn't tough enough, but that is the conclusion that Great-West Retirement Services and Lincoln Trust Co. FSB have made
As overall longevity increases, outliving retirement resources is more likely than in the past, making retirement planning more important than ever
The vast majority of financial advisers see technology as critical to driving growth. And 73% of the advisers who responded to the <i>InvestmentNews</i> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110411/INCR/110419987>RIA Technology Study</a> rated their return on investment for technology spending as medium to high.
As he watched his advisory business thrive over the past few years, Anthony Halpin noticed that his website had become stale
Opponents of expanding the fiduciary duty for investment advice have another weapon in their arsenal, following a court decision that chided the SEC for adopting an unrelated rule without conducting a proper cost benefit analysis
Brokerage Mesirow to take on 401(k) fiduciary duties for Mutual of Omaha plans sold by SA reps
Investment advisers and brokers hoping to become certified financial planners, or those wanting to renew their certificates, now have to disclose details about customer complaints to the CFP Board of Standards — a change in procedure that will give the organization's enforcement arm more muscle
SEC decision should pave the way for stronger enforcement actions by CFP Board
A multimillion-dollar campaign to encourage investors to use credentialed financial planners to manage their money launches this week with a print advertisement in three business magazines.
