Management at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has decided that Russell Investments is not a core asset and is seriously considering putting the $140 billion asset manager up for sale, according to a number of investment bankers and industry observers.
The reality of a sluggish economy is sinking in among advisers.
Investors should prepare for “major structural changes” as the economy shifts to consistently slower global growth, according to Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co.
Blue-chip stocks are the best place to invest right now, says John Buckingham, chief investment officer at Al Frank Asset Management Inc.
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The reality of a sluggish, deflationary economy is sinking in among advisers.
Charles Schwab Corp. and former executive vice president Charles Goldman agreed to meet with a private mediator next month to discuss $736,000 in severance pay he is seeking following his dismissal in 2008.
Steve Jones and Seth Gunderson have formed Tenacity Investment Group in Longmont, Colo.
Josh Kernan, who oversees sales of alternative investments to investment advisers and their clients at Charles Schwab Corp., is leaving the company after 16 years to start a new firm.
Pimco places an $8.1B options wager that the U.S. won't experience a long period of falling prices. Says one exec at the fund firm: A decade of deflation is 'remote.'
In the wake of news about a spike in new applications for unemployment benefits comes another potentially troubling sign: A record number of workers made hardship withdrawals from their retirement accounts in the second quarter.
The cost of liability insurance is expected to increase up to 20% at some broker-dealers in response to rising arbitration claims by investors after the market crash.
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The looming expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts could throw a wrench into some dividend-investing strategies, according to Henry Sanders, manager of the $230 million Aston/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Ticker:(ARDEX).
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The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Sharon Ritchey head of retirement plans in its wealth management division, replacing Jamie Ohl.
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Charges could lead to loss of firm's Finra registration, source says
It was another tough year to be a financial adviser — or at least that seems to be one of the conclusions of The Charles Schwab Corp.'s RIA benchmarking study.
