NEW YORK — An increasing number of independent-contractor broker-dealers are doing business with more than one clearing partner, adding to the stiff competition among some clearing firms.
SAN FRANCISCO — After achieving success in pilot cities, Fidelity Investments is taking its revamped referral program to Los Angeles, Manhattan and the New York suburbs, but with changes.
NEW YORK — Wholesalers seeking an adviser’s good graces should forget the freebies and concentrate on developing solution-oriented consultative relationships.
NEW YORK — Asset managers are raking in plenty of business from baby boomers but are missing the boat when it comes to boomers’ children, according to a recent report from KPMG International.
NEW YORK — Most clients’ collections are a labor of love and not a quest for investment returns, according to financial advisers with collector clients.
NEW YORK — A new tool on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website that provides investors with a list of companies involved in countries designated as “state sponsors of terrorism” is raising eyebrows among lawyers and politicians.
The Senate opened an investigation into insurers that use suspect tactics when dealing with seniors.
Insurance provider Assurant put its CEO and CFO on administrative leave after regulators notified the two executives that they may face civil charges.
Willis Group Holdings. today agreed to reimburse about $2.6 million to cities and counties throughout Florida.
Only 38% of consumers think the U.S. will be the world economic leader in ten years, but few plan on investing abroad.
The largest B-D network will fold American General Securities of Houston into AIG Financial Advisors of Phoenix.
Fidelity Investments has appointed Rodger Lawson as the president of FMR Corp., the group's holding company.
An ex-COO is suing the company, saying he was unfairly compensated in the wake of a bid-rigging scandal.
Registered investment advisers are the fastest-growing distribution channel for mutual-fund-based small-business 401(k)s. Starting from a small base, they are adding assets at the rate of about 14% a year, according to Boston-based Financial Research Corp.
An upsurge in mergers-and-acquisitions activity in the investment management industry is leading some market insiders to speculate that deals involving some well-known companies may be in the works.
Jon A. Boscia’s retirement announcement this month has nothing to do with the company’s merger prospects or its financial performance, according to the chief executive and chairman of Lincoln Financial Group.
Talks about the proposed merger between two Toronto-based securities industry self-regulating organizations are hiccupping along.
In a case that married dry-as-dust estate-planning issues with “Dallas”-like squabbling among wealthy family members, a Texas court has decided that King Ranch heir B.K. Johnson had all his faculties when he drew up his last will and that his widow and third wife didn’t manipulate him into excluding his children.
Two legal decisions this month related to equity index annuities make clear that plaintiffs must attack specific annuity provisions or standardized marketing materials in order to show the “commonality” needed for class action certification.
CHICAGO — Financial advisers are crafting new strategies to convince clients to complete their wills and estate plans.
