Finra backs off social media regs, also aims to hike transaction fees; Congress extends payroll tax deduction - and a millionaires' tax continues to bounce back after multiple rejections. More on these recent developments and other key happenings on The Hill that will impact financial advisers.
Commission gives thumbs up again to Alternative Investment Product
Debate continues over more than $30 billion in so-called tax extenders, such as the research and development tax credit and the ability for financial services companies to defer taxation on income earned outside the U.S.
Last week, U.S. News & World Report released its <a href=http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2012/02/27/the-best-25-jobs-of-2012-rankings>25 best jobs of 2012</a> ranking, and we couldn't help but notice that 'financial adviser' cracked the list.
Turnaround at UBS Wealth Management Americas in progress; 'seemed lost a few years ago'
AUM down in 2011, but production up; 'focusing more on their larger accounts'
Plenty of business for the taking, says ex-head of Schwab Advisor Services; 'a lot of meat on the bone'
In a survey of 173 advisers who went independent in the past five years, 76% said they are better off financially because of the move.
TD Ameritrade's Tom Bradley sits down with InvestmentNews deputy editor Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
In recent weeks, since <i>InvestmentNews</i> announced the launch of our <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111215/FREE/111219955>Next Generation</a> initiative, I have had a number of conversations about internships and how different types of advisory firms and brokerages actually use interns.
Advisers need to fight the temptation to cut the fees they charge their clients.
Acquisitive firm the last bidder standing for Deutsche Bank's U.S. asset management businesses; purchase would quintuple AUM
Daniel E. Becerril II arrested Friday, slapped with four felony charges including murder.
