Merrill Lynch reported a 6% dip in adviser head count and said that 80,000 clients are now using its self-directed investing platform.
Enhancing the return prospects of individual investors seeking yield calls for hands-on, agile, active management — and the more flexible the approach, the better.
The Alternatives Exchange will provide curated UBS and iCapital alternative investment products to the 106,000 advisers on Envestnet’s platform.
The training is designed to help retirement plan advisers evaluate environmental, social and governance investing opportunities.
Here are 11 steps advisers looking to transition a business should consider to be the bare minimum it takes to find a buyer and close a deal.
Experts acknowledge the "Tower of Babel" criticism regarding ESG guidelines and nomenclature, but are concerned too much structure could be harmful.
The Kestra settlement and other recent ones demonstrate the SEC’s concern is extending to revenue sharing.
Sales reps failed to disclose conflicts of interest when recommending rollovers from employer plans to higher-fee managed accounts that often had worse performance, regulators said.
Continued inflationary pressures could result in the largest cost-of-living increase in benefits since 1983.
The retirement plan provider created its managed account program in 2019.
More money flowed to equities than fixed income in the second quarter, according to data compiled by Alight Solutions.
The bank's new offering puts it into competition with robo-advisers, discount brokerages and some big-bank peers.
The IRS has clearly communicated that cryptocurrency assets are taxed when they are traded, but this is news to many of the investors who own cryptocurrencies.
The case for pooled employer plans is compelling, especially to address the fact that there are 5 million to 6 million companies in the U.S. and just 650,000 defined-contribution plans.
The ripped-off investors allege Pershing looked the other way when it serving as custodian and clear agent for the fraudster.
BNY Mellon Wealth Management's new client prospecting tool is designed to expand initial conversations with investors beyond basic risk assessments. After an investor completes the questionnaire, the tool curates specific recommendations and content customized to the user's answers.
Gregg Johnson, the firm's executive vice president of recruiting and revenue acquisition, has been replaced by Kristen Kimmell from RBC Wealth Management.
The political infighting won't affect the $1 trillion in benefits Social Security sends each year to 65 million Americans. But it will likely make it more difficult to begin work on a solution to the program's long-term financial challenges.
In the current tax-the-rich political environment, the wisdom of getting wealthy clients the insurance of an alternative citizenship or residence is obvious.
Orlando Garcia and Miguel Viyella join the firm's employee unit in Coral Gables, Florida.
