Financial advisers here at the Schwab IMPACT conference in Boston today had access to two of the most influential technology minds on the planet: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. Two quick hits that stood out.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to ban brokers from letting clients make unsupervised trades on stock exchanges, as it grows increasingly concerned that a rogue transaction could roil markets
Escalating medical costs and increased expenses associated with the health care reform law are driving double-digit increases in health insurance premiums at many financial advisory firms
Financial advisers are up in arms about the prospect of Finra's taking over the regulation of investment advisers from the SEC — an idea that has been gaining steam in recent months
During the busy fall conference season for financial professionals, virtually every agenda includes coverage of issues associated with regulatory reform and the extension of the fiduciary standard to brokers and dealers who provide advice to retail investors
“I thought Twitter was something Brett Favre uses to pick up women.”
Report recommends shifting investment risk onto employees; 'imperative'
Lack of cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security hits retirees where it hurts, advisers say
The rest of the world is a two week notice world.
Americans must confront a multitrillion-dollar shortfall in savings if they plan to maintain their standard of living during retirement, according to a study released last week.
Congress returned to work this week with a flurry of statements and posturing by political leaders regarding the soon-to-expire Bush administration tax cuts. The maneuvering likely sets the stage for a pre-election battle, rather than a compromise.
One of the groups meeting with the SEC during the second phase of its study on fiduciary duty believes that the agency is likely to promulgate a regulation imposing a universal standard of care for retail investment advice.
A growing fog of regulation is blurring the line that separates the compliance responsibilities of broker-dealers from those of their clearing firms.
This year, Skip Schweiss, president of TD Ameritrade Trust Co., took on an additional role as managing director of advocacy and industry issues
Stephen Diggle, co-founder of hedge- fund firm Artradis Fund Management Pte, has set up a company to pool his personal wealth with that of family offices in Asia and invest in assets worldwide.
Envestnet Inc., a Chicago company that provides Web-based services for financial advisers, expects to raise more than $31 million in net proceeds this week in an initial public offering.
Companies look for chief technology officers with experience in outsourcing, shared services
