This month's highlights include Conquest's fundraising to prepare for its expansion into the US, Asset-Map's $6 million in Series B funding, and Wells Fargo's debut of app-based tool LifeSync.
The program aims to infuse social service programs with information about long-term financial and career goals.
The rep at Hornor Townsend & Kent sold securities known as Future Income Payments; according to the Department of Justice, that was a nationwide Ponzi scheme.
Advisors looking to sell their practices can still get fair value for their life’s work, but they should avoid overly complicated deals and do their homework to find the right buyer.
Here are a few steps to consider before embarking on large-scale investments in the virtual landscape.
The Toronto-based firm's new offering uses ESG data from MSCI to provide ratings, scores and various metrics for funds, portfolios and individual stocks.
Almost half the financial advisors hired by First Republic since 2010 came from Wells Fargo Advisors, J.P. Morgan Securities, UBS Financial Services and Morgan Stanley.
A coalition of women's groups has opened a new apprenticeship program to draw Native American women into asset management, private equity and venture capital.
The organization urges viewers to hire a CFP — 'It's gotta be a CFP' — in its most direct appeal since the public awareness campaign launched more than a decade ago.
The truth — which long-time advisors know all too well — is that prudent risk management is rarely a crowd-pleaser before a crisis hits.
Some advisors experience organic growth even amid challenging markets, realizing that a downturn is a great time to sow seeds for future growth.
State regulators cite brokers' outside business activities and 'off-channel communications' as two areas that can't be overseen from afar.
Research from Advisor Growth Strategies sees smaller firms facing increased pressure to grow or specialize to meeting rising client expectations.
The deal for Baton Rouge-based Shobe Financial Group was driven by succession planning considerations.
The SEC's amendment to rule 17a-4 represents a tremendous opportunity to bring firms' record-keeping systems into the 21st century.
About 90% of households don't use financial planners, but offering fee-based services could help win them over, the firm says.
Rivent Partners has carved a niche at the intersection of affluence and social programs.
'It doesn’t require literally a bible or book of every single claim made in any ad ever to be retained forever,' Thoreau Bartmann, an SEC counsel, told an Investment Adviser Association conference in Washington.
The firm says it has sufficient liquidity to handle any volatility and that more than 80% of deposits are insured by the FDIC.
If you’re not paying close attention to ensure that your clients’ cash is safe, you’re ignoring your fiduciary duty.
