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UBS hires three Credit Suisse teams with $3.2B in assets
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
UBS hires three Credit Suisse teams with $3.2B in assets

Houston-based brokers, who specialize in ultra-high-net-worth clients, include vets from Credit Suisse.

By Laura Sanicola
Investors pause but look past Paris attacks, keeping eye on the Fed
EQUITIES NOV 18, 2015
Investors pause but look past Paris attacks, keeping eye on the Fed

Much to the surprise of some market watchers, investors — and thus, financial markets — Monday looked past the brutal terror attacks in Paris on Friday that left 129 people dead and hundreds injured.

By Jeff Benjamin
DOL, industry spar over cost estimates for fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
DOL, industry spar over cost estimates for fiduciary rule

Perez defends White House study, while SIFMA and ICI attack it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
IN's Best Practices awards highlight performance, most advantageous use of staff and tech
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
IN's Best Practices awards highlight performance, most advantageous use of staff and tech

24 firms receive recognition for their work in the industry.

By Alessandra Malito
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
Stop your to-do list from sabotaging your productivity

Most of us are unwittingly writing our to-do lists the wrong way. Here's six ways to change that.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
CFP Board launches initiative to recruit women for financial planning

Women's Initiative Council will provide guidance on the development of enterprises to pave a way for more women to enter the industry.

By Bianca Flowers
Is it possible to add clients, earn more and work less?
FINTECH NOV 17, 2015
Is it possible to add clients, earn more and work less?

Even for small 'lifestyle practices,' technology can help make a firm more efficient and successful.

By Bloomberg
The costly mistake 80% of advisers make
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2015
The costly mistake 80% of advisers make

Succession planning is like exercising: You know it's good for you, but it's easy to put off until tomorrow.

By Steve Sanduski
NAPFA leader claims 'moral high ground' in fiduciary fight
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2015
NAPFA leader claims 'moral high ground' in fiduciary fight

Organization wants to strengthen its lobbying punch to counter the likes of NAIFA and others that oppose a clients' best interests rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pennsylvania advisers with $425M AUM jump to UBS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2015
Pennsylvania advisers with $425M AUM jump to UBS

One three-man team had $270M in assets, while a fourth individual joining separately had $155M.

By Laura Sanicola
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2015
Wake-up call for RIAs: It's time to fix exams before it's too late

Fix the exam frequency issue before investors are harmed, the reputation of the RIA industry is tarnished and Washington imposes a solution not of our choosing

By Skip Schweiss
FINTECH NOV 15, 2015
Deploying technology for financial firms

Alexey Sokolin sees possible applications for cryptocurrencies, image recognition in adviser space

By Alessandra Malito
Forget boomers and millennials, Gen Xers need advisers' help the most
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 13, 2015
Forget boomers and millennials, Gen Xers need advisers' help the most

Even though they're in their peak earning years, GenXers have the poorest financial habits.

By Liz Skinner
DOL pushes back on legislation to kill fiduciary
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 12, 2015
DOL pushes back on legislation to kill fiduciary

While bipartisan group frets over 'unintended negative consequences,' Labor Department says bill would establish best-interest standard 'in name only.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
$258M UBS team goes independent with Wells Fargo FiNet
RIA NEWS NOV 11, 2015
$258M UBS team goes independent with Wells Fargo FiNet

Curtis Rach and Jud Crary join established practice in Irvine, Calif.

By Laura Sanicola
Time to overcome your fear of video
FINTECH NOV 10, 2015
Time to overcome your fear of video

When in-office meetings are not practical, the need for personalized communication is heightened, and face-to-face communication can make the difference between keeping or losing a client.

By Sheryl Rowling
Advisers using the wrong words on websites to attract new clients
FINTECH NOV 10, 2015
Advisers using the wrong words on websites to attract new clients

Unique and authentic messages are necessary to stand out in crowded market.

By Liz Skinner
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach plans new global bond fund
EMERGING MARKETS NOV 10, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach plans new global bond fund

DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach plans a new global bond fund just as a potential Fed hike could create new risks and opportunities for managers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser
EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The NBA star is claiming to have lost $1.1M by being invested in a bankrupt cosmetics company.

By Jeff Benjamin
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera

Now that RCS Capital Corp. has sold its wholesaling business, the cost-cutting can begin in earnest at the 11 broker-dealers with 9,500 advisers who make up its Cetera Financial Group, led by CEO Larry Roth.

By Bruce Kelly