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Delaware: The Sue-Me State for corporations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2014
Delaware: The Sue-Me State for corporations

In the past year or so, more than 30 major companies have quietly amended their bylaws to say Delaware courts are the only place where shareholders can file lawsuits alleging misdeeds by corporations, their managers or directors.

By Aaron Elstein
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 22, 2014
Exclusive: TD offers refunds to managed-accounts customers with losses

The firm's retail advisory service is offering full refunds of fees to new managed-account customers whose investment portfolios decline in value.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 21, 2014
Tony Thompson barred from securities industry

The regulator said he misrepresented $50 million private offering that later went into default

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2014
Wells Fargo facing possible Finra action over anti-money-laundering failures

Firm receives Wells Notice notifying it that action is possible because one branch office's activity

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2014
Connect with clients by being real

How one advisory firm communicated with its audience and the profound effect it had on the people involved.

By John Furey
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2014
20 great cities to be a landlord

These communities offer the best long-term and short-term financial gains from renting your home.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH AUG 21, 2014
6 lessons traditional advisers can learn from robos

By Megan Graf
Will Junxure Cloud's release prove worth the wait?
FINTECH AUG 21, 2014
Will Junxure Cloud's release prove worth the wait?

By Bill Winterberg
Wells Fargo hires UBS team in Texas
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2014
Wells Fargo hires UBS team in Texas

Previously managed more than $300 million in assets.

By Minda Smiley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2014
The real reason behind advisory firms' big gains in AUM

The average firm saw a 19.2% increase in assets under management year-over-year in 2013. What was behind the growth?

By Matt Sirinides
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2014
Tons of holiday gifts head here, pointing to strong shopping season

Retailers believe consumer sentiment has improved, though disposable income still lags.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2014
Organic growth is key to $4.8B firm's success

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2014
When tribal knowledge is a threat

By Daniel R. Brownell
FINTECH AUG 20, 2014
The reasons why human and robo-advisers will soon converge

By Steve Sanduski
EQUITIES AUG 19, 2014
Investors jump on the low-volatility bandwagon

For <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors jump on the low-volatility bandwagon. Plus: A market fueled by bad news; B of A's big mortgage settlement' Countrywide exec finally heads to court; and how companies miss the mark with stock options.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 19, 2014
NFP scores big with Financial Telesis recruits who forgo signing on with LPL

NFP Advisor Services chief James Poer says firm is adding 53 advisers and roughly $30 million in revenue, mostly from Financial Telesis.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2014
Audit deficiencies could lead to higher regulatory costs for B-Ds

Broker-dealers will need to be more selective in finding an auditor who knows the industry.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 19, 2014
Larry Roth: Defining the next 10 years for independent broker-dealers

Larry Roth, CEO of Cetera Financial Group, warns against consolidation at the expense of client and adviser relationships.

By Larry Roth
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 19, 2014
Brokers' own accounts tip off firms to a move

Brokers who make large drawdowns from their investment accounts may be showing their hand before breaking away.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH AUG 19, 2014
Weighing the pros, cons and costs of virtual desktops

Outsourcing IT support to a virtual desktop system may appeal to advisers, but there's a cost attached.

By Joyce Hanson