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Emerging markets retreat from three days of wins
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2024
Emerging markets retreat from three days of wins

Caution has returned amid range of market fears.

Rockefeller taps industry veteran to lead new unified group
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 05, 2024
Rockefeller taps industry veteran to lead new unified group

The wealth firm’s latest leadership hire will take charge of developing innovative investments and client solutions.

CFP Board unveils scholarship for aspiring women planners
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 05, 2024
CFP Board unveils scholarship for aspiring women planners

The scholarship was created by Peggy Ruhlin, a certified financial planner with a lengthy career in wealth management.

Americans paying as much interest on other debt as on mortgages
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 05, 2024
Americans paying as much interest on other debt as on mortgages

The near-parity between interest payments on mortgages and those on other kinds of debt, like credit cards and student loans, is unprecedented in data going back to the 1970s.

MAI Capital Management acquires $562M firm in New Jersey
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 05, 2024
MAI Capital Management acquires $562M firm in New Jersey

Digital assets custody firm hires former Morgan Stanley exec as CFO
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 05, 2024
Digital assets custody firm hires former Morgan Stanley exec as CFO

Prometheum recently secured approval as a special purpose broker-dealer.

HNW advisors see an edge in customized portfolios
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 04, 2024
HNW advisors see an edge in customized portfolios

Direct indexing, separately managed accounts, and consolidated reporting are keys to winning high-net-worth business, according to research from Cerulli.

RIA M&A bounces back to start 2024: Report
NEWS RIAS MAR 04, 2024
RIA M&A bounces back to start 2024: Report

'Wealth management deals held pretty firm last year compared to all other areas of investment banking,' one banker notes.

New research highlights importance of IRAs in retirement planning
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 04, 2024
New research highlights importance of IRAs in retirement planning

More than four in ten US households have IRAs, according to an Investment Company Institute report.

Why Goldman says this big tech rally is different
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 04, 2024
Why Goldman says this big tech rally is different

Strategists say growth is contained and not like past tech bubbles.

JPMorgan acquires ex-Fortress investment tech firm LayerOne
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 04, 2024
JPMorgan acquires ex-Fortress investment tech firm LayerOne

The deal will improve JPMorgan's offering for hedge funds.

Wall Street DEI programs dial back amid litigation fear
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 04, 2024
Wall Street DEI programs dial back amid litigation fear

Firms are opening up diversity programs to all, which may erase progress.

Deals market set for rebound: Macquarie
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 04, 2024
Deals market set for rebound: Macquarie

Asset manager sees incoming deployment of dry powder.

Young clients lead to riches
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2024
Young clients lead to riches

‘We have the opportunity to create the greatest impact on outcomes with millennial and Gen Z clients,' advisor says after new data revealed.

Women are taking action against financial stress, Fidelity finds
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2024
Women are taking action against financial stress, Fidelity finds

Four-fifths of women are taking control, with Gen Z leading the way in dismantling gender stereotypes.

Surprise – workers want higher pay
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2024
Surprise – workers want higher pay

Companies say employees are 'insatiable,' but most workers say their compensation isn't keeping up with inflation, a report from Franklin Templeton found.

California governor backs best-interest bill for annuity sales
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 01, 2024
California governor backs best-interest bill for annuity sales

Gov. Newsom’s signing of SB 263 makes California the 44th state to adopt the NAIC's controversial model for annuity transactions.

Ameriprise bracing for $50 million penalty over messaging
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 01, 2024
Ameriprise bracing for $50 million penalty over messaging

'There's no rhyme or reason regarding how these penalties are determined,' one industry executive says.

Carbon emissions reach record high despite renewables gains
NEWS ESG MAR 01, 2024
Carbon emissions reach record high despite renewables gains

The International Energy Agency says CO2 stats would have been far worse without green energy.

World Trade Organization inches toward new agreements on global trade
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2024
World Trade Organization inches toward new agreements on global trade

Agriculture, fisheries among the key topics being debated by 160 countries.