Financial advisers need to craft and embrace a set of ethical standards for their firms as a way to build a franchise and reduce risk, according to Laura Hartman, professor of business ethics in DePaul University's College of Commerce.
Measures that would significantly boost funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as give shareholders a say on executive pay are included in draft financial overhaul legislation in the Senate, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.
While most investment management companies are reluctant to start firmwide hiring, many are looking to bulk up their compliance departments, according to executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates Inc.
After recruiting some 500 representatives so far this year, Ameriprise Financial Inc. is gutting and rebuilding its recruiting staff as part of an effort to bring in more independent reps.
Most financial advisers can relate to the challenges of handling smaller accounts that are inherited from the relatives of existing clients, or are in the form of small “orphaned” retirement accounts.
Cheshire Software Inc. has released an updated version of its Cheshire Wealth Manager planning program, which helps advisers develop both lifetime plans and simpler, goal-based plans for clients.
Financial advisers lack the strategies and tools to service small accounts effectively, according to a recent Russell Investments survey
John Taft, president and CEO of RBC Wealth Management, will serve as chairman-elect.
A jury will return Tuesday to further deliberate the fate of a Minnesota businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion.
Many of your retired clients are discovering their accumulated savings are insufficient to meet their current expenses, which translates into a need for more income. In a survey by the Longevity Alliance Inc. of Washington, 42% of retirees said changes in their financial situation would cause them to think about going back to work and 29% said changes in health care coverage would be a key factor in that decision.
Small advisory firms and sole practitioners, especially those just starting out, often don't know where to turn for expertise in selecting technology and software.
The SEC may be examining fewer investment advisers than ever, but when it does pay a visit, even routine exams are more demanding, according to lawyers, consultants, advisers and the agency itself.
Over the past year, we have heard from advisers that the economy has not only hit clients hard; it has also affected their children who have recently graduated from college.
As a financial adviser, you likely can reflect back to late August 2008 and recall the angst that a falling stock market brought about every day.
Opening or moving a financial services practice provides advisers with an excellent marketing opportunity — if they are ready to make the most of it.
Conseco Inc. said Friday that a subsidiary has reached a reinsurance agreement with Wilton Reassurance Co. covering about 237,000 life insurance policies.
At a recent workshop, advisers told me they are finding that a surprisingly high percentage of their clients are unemployed. Advisers found this out during client reviews, and they said the news surprised them — clients had never called to let them know about their new circumstances.
The downturn of the past year has had a profound effect on how financial advisers are managing client behavior and expectations.
