If it wants to avoid potentially onerous new regulations and a slew of negative headlines, the life insurance industry must band together immediately and establish universally accepted guidelines for identifying deceased policyholders and disbursing benefits to beneficiaries
Ameriprise Financial Inc. last week put on the block one of the most prominent independent broker-dealers in the industry, its subsidiary Securities America Inc., but no clear buyer has emerged
LPL Financial will acquire Concord Capital Partners, the first acquisition for the independent broker-dealer since its parent company --LPL Investment Holdings-- went public in November.
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. has temporarily closed off access to the JNL/BlackRock Global Allocation fund option in the carrier's variable annuities.
Morgan Stanley has moved Sara Furber to lead a group that refers clients to its investment banking, retail brokerage and asset management divisions.
In addition to satisfying regulators, the wealth of information contained in revised ADV forms may be a gold mine of competitive intelligence
Although its wirehouse rivals are keeping their electronic drawbridges closed to social media, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC last week became the first major Wall Street firm to allow its financial advisers to use popular networking websites
Assertions made by speaker of the House's in recent speech not supported by government indicators, market data
Advisers love exchange-traded funds. What they may not like so much: the execution of ETF trades -- particularly for less liquid funds -- can hit clients in the wallet
Greg Fleming was named boss of Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit earlier this year. Since then, he's been busy rejiggering the management team at Smith Barney. The latest: the rehiring of a onetime CFO at the brokerage.
The House Republican budget plan put forth last week by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan marks the beginning of the debate on government entitlement reforms — a rancorous clash sure to play out through the next presidential-election cycle and beyond
$1.6T deficit hardly ideal, but Uncle Sam far from bust, economists say; 'very misleading'
With the Bush tax cuts extended for another two years, the status remains quo on major — and imminent — potential changes in tax law, right?
Forget the political posturing: Capitol Hill watchers say a 35% estate tax rate is pretty much a cinch to get through Congress
Asset manager's CEO bullish on stocks, not bearish on bonds, and big on the U.S. dollar
Another small broker-dealer that sold high-risk private placements is out of business
But these three fund firms would likely take the biggest hit under current proposal
Finra wants broker-dealers that sell risky Regulation D private placements to engage in a more vigorous due diligence process, “pushing and pulling” for information about the products, according to Richard Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
In what can only be viewed as a surprise outcome, an independent broker-dealer has won a rare legal victory in the continuing scrum over private placements that has forced several broker-dealers to shut down
Jackson National has announced it will attempt to slow down sales of it sgenerous variable annuity contracts. How it plans on going about this is another proposition.
