In many ways, expanding an advisory business is like dating. Similar to the way people turn to friends to set them up, some financial advisers, such as Eliot Weissberg, have relied on local professionals to help recruit clients.
Financial advisers, whether solo practitioners or members of a multiperson firm, need to think regularly about whether their technology is keeping pace with their business needs.
Yet another small brokerage firm that sold illiquid alternative investments closed its doors last week
Aiming to curb the number of individuals who are likely to outlive their retirement savings, the Treasury Department soon will offer guidance on lifetime income options that 401(k) plan participants should have available when they retire
Successful restaurant owner shares his secrets at TD Ameritrade summit
J.D. Power & Associates this week released its annual survey of investment firm customers. The researcher asked clients plenty of questions, including how satisfied they were with their current advisory firm. So which big firm came out on top? Read on Macduff.
Hedge fund superstar Daniel Och has placed a $12 billion bet on the stock market. His wager? That large caps will soon be rocked by dramatic price swings.
Small-firm board seat up for grabs; Friday deadline fast approaching
Amped-up alpa approach suddenly gaining traction among money managers; not a fad
Aviva Life and Annuity Co. late last month filed suit in federal court against a handful of life insurance agents, claiming that they fraudulently sold coverage to some 119 church members
Nearly ten percent mulling a change; hard to cross-sell to a closed-out account
Ten percent have exited to date; rival PrimeVest main beneficiary so far
Brokerage sees dramatic jump in income and net new accounts; Wall Street yawns
Can new UBS boss Sergio Ermotti turn things around at the misfiring bank? To do so, he must reshape the Swiss giant's i-bank unit. And he must do this while convincing clients of the wealth management unit to stay following the bank's latest PR disaster. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110923/FREE/110929957>RJ boss would love for UBS to sell wealth management group</a> | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110616&Category=FREE&ArtNo=616009999&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=6> How clients rate UBS</a>
Two weeks ago, John Thiel took over for Sallie Krawcheck at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Today, the wealth management boss rejiggered the entire operation. His goal? To get more support to advisers.
In the second defection in a week, a top team at Morgan Keegan has jumped ship, this one landing at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Says one recruiter of the defections at the up-for-sale firm: "This may be the first sign of the exodus.”
More tribulations at UBS, as unauthorized trading has left the bank with a big hole in its balance sheet. How big? The company says the loss could reach $2B -- and may turn a third-quarter profit into a loss. Says one analyst: 'This could be a critical tipping point.'
Firings of Krawcheck, Price gives embattled CEO more breathing room to turn things around; 'in the line of fire'
Says brokerage told officials in Wisconsin it would take '15 Enrons' to sink $200M investment; CDOs went bust
Judge approves settlement; brokers with arbitration claims now can put matter behind them
