Waters says she's against Bachus bill; supports bulked-up SEC oversight Mark Schoeff Jr.
Brokerage aiming to have ten such branch outfits in operation by end of year
Schwab nabs new branch network boss in Jeffrey Carney
The Charles Schwab Corp. has moved closer to its goal of opening 12 to 14 franchised branches this year with the recent addition of three locations, said chief executive Walt Bettinger.
Focus Financial Partners has landed one of its biggest RIA firms yet with the addition of LVW Advisors, a move that also signals the wind-down of the institutional investment management consulting unit at Convergent Wealth Advisors LLC
M&A activity in the investment advice business is most definitely hotting up. In the lastest example, large RIA firm Colony Group has been acquired by Focus Financial. In case you're counting, that's the fourth deal this year for Focus.
A same-sex marriage law that took effect July 24 in New York doesn't mean those couples can count on the same tax treatment that heterosexual unions receive, a discrepancy that some lawmakers and companies are seeking to mitigate.
At regulator's conference, Herstein criticizes move to take oversight away from states; 'sovereign obligation'
Whiteboard animation also likens investment advisers to dieticians
Regulator pegs annual cost at $155M, adviser groups put price at $610M; either way, Barney Frank hates the whole idea
Bettinger lands an extra $100K in base pay; total comp topped $10M last year
The Vanguard Group Inc. is dramatically stepping up its efforts to court financial advisers by doubling the number of sales reps who work with advisers.
