As the Financial Industry Regulatory Association’s arbitration system faces mounting criticism for being too costly for investors, some industry observers are countering with a little-discussed fact: Investors routinely fail to pay a large portion of their securities arbitration bills.
Coby Brooks, the son of the late founder and owner of the Hooters restaurant chain, is in an estate battle with his father's widow, arguing that a commonly used estate law is unconstitutional.
Intensifying its recent focus on protecting retirees, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority began last month a sweep of broker-dealers focusing on the use of exemptions in the tax code to withdraw money from retirement accounts for clients before they reach 59½.
In order to take on the big boys of the independent broker-dealer market, some growing middle-tier firms are offering souped-up compensation packages in place of or along with big upfront checks.
Financial advisers are reeling from the abrupt resignation of Ellyn A. McColgan last week from Fidelity Investments.
Assets under management for the average SEC-registered investment adviser are expected to leap 256% to $1.6 billion by the end of 2012, from $449.6 million at the end of 2006, according to a study that will be released tomorrow.
The SEC has settled with General American Life Insurance Company and a former executive for late trading.
Borrowers just above subprime are reporting more residential mortgage delinquencies, according to AIG.
FINRA is sweeping B-Ds looking for improper early withdrawals from client retirement accounts.
A massive snafu is stopping 10,000 advisers affiliated with Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. from doing business online.
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. announced that earnings per share remained unchanged at 31 cents compared to the year-ago period.
Firms are receiving the $35,000 that was promised upon the completion of the NASD-NYSE Reg merger.
After a change of course following three turbulent years, SEI Investments Co. is once again winning assets from financial advisers.
The Investment Management Consultants Association’s decision to offer the chartered private wealth adviser designation makes industry participants wonder if the credential will fill a need or merely add to the alphabet soup of designations already available.
NEW YORK — Middle-aged men in wigs performing a rap song, promises of a “Leadzilla” lead - generation system, and claims of millions of dollars in annual commissions — is this any way to market annuities?
How do you get a twentysomething to learn about saving and investing?
NEW YORK — In a break with its past, Waddell & Reed Inc. will offer its advisers updated technology and next year will introduce a new outside platform for its top 300 or so registered representatives, company executives said last week.
SAN FRANCISCO — When Melissa Ma, Laure Wang and Rebecca Xu decided to strike out and form a new fund-of-funds firm focused on private equity in Asia, they opted to invest first and raise a fund second.
NEW YORK — Having enough income to last until age 90 and beyond is a future problem for baby boomers, but it can be solved now.
PHILADELPHIA — The two biggest names in indexing don’t agree on the relative performance of value and growth stocks during the first half of the year.
