A consortium of RIAs is “actively looking elsewhere” for custodial partners after Charles Schwab said it would stop accepting custody of alternative investments.
A federal judge ruled Monday that investor accounts with Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's financial companies will remain frozen for another 10 days.
The chief investment officer of Stanford Financial Group appeared in federal court Friday as details emerged showing the head of the firm borrowed $1.6 billion from.
A state judge issued a temporary restraining order against two Montana firms accused of bilking seniors out of millions of dollars in a securities fraud scheme.
An executive at an investment advisory firm who allegedly ran an adult escort business has been accused of pilfering $400,000 from his company's 401(k) plan.
Adhesion Wealth Advisor Solutions has upgraded its WealthADV Unified Managed Account platform, while Fla. vendor unveils report creation software
President Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on affluent households, detailed in his budget plan today, could be a boon for tax-managed mutual funds.
The World Series champion Phillies are relieving one of their pitchers, whose cash is frozen in the wake of the alleged $8 billion fraud committed by R. Allen Stanford.
As market volatility persists, the Financial Planning Association has created a research program that is aimed to help advisers choose the best technology.
Concerned about liability related to hedge funds, Schwab is telling registered investment advisers that it will no longer accept custody of alternative assets.
Paul Wichman, the former national sales manager of Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC of Jersey City, N.J., left the firm this month.
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin filed a complaint today to revoke the securities registration of Cohmad Securities Corp.
Fixing the global financial crisis will require more effective government regulation and greater cooperation among regulatory agencies around the world.
A survey of 506 registered investment advisers finds half their new assets are coming from wirehouses and other broker-dealers.
Registered investment advisers who custody client assets with Charles Schwab have made a strong push into cash, the company’s chief executive, Walt Bettinger, said in a conference call with analysts today.
The nomination of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. chief Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission has intensified worries about whether Finra will take over the regulation of financial advisers.
Pershing LLC, the securities clearing and RIA custody affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., has set up a website and suite of tools for stockbrokers who are considering shifting from large broker-dealers to other business models.
Fidelity Investments today announced the formal launch of its Fidelity <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071029/FREE/710290351/1009/TOC&ht=" target=”_blank”>WealthCentral</a> management platform for registered investment advisers.
The CEO of Silvercrest Asset Management talks about the firm and offers advice to young advisers.
Advisers undoubtedly are concerned about their clients in this time of financial crisis, said Charles Goldman, executive vice president of Schwab Institutional, but they probably aren’t doing enough about it.
