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How automation and integration can turn advisory firms into well-oiled machines
FINTECH NOV 30, 2015
How automation and integration can turn advisory firms into well-oiled machines

Advisers that resist embracing a truly integrated technology platform are missing out

Finra official says agency there to discipline, not punish
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 30, 2015
Finra official says agency there to discipline, not punish

Finra says it is more interested in supervisory lapses, suitability issues with complex products and selling away than big-money fraud.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 29, 2015
How advisers can close the industry's gender pay gap

Be aware that many women in your firm can do the jobs above those they're currently in, but might not recognize it.

Department of Labor's Borzi: Women have a powerful role in changing employee benefits law
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2015
Department of Labor's Borzi: Women have a powerful role in changing employee benefits law

The assistant labor secretary recounts her serendipitous career and what motivates her to help women facing financial crises in retirement.

OPINION NOV 28, 2015
Envestnet's Hardwick: Women need support at work and at home in order to succeed

The executive credits strong mentors and her husband for the success she has achieved today.

SheCapital gets women started with investing
FINTECH NOV 28, 2015
SheCapital gets women started with investing

After an illness unexpectedly put her in charge of her father's finances, SheCapital founder Tina Powell started a program to help fellow women better manage money.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 27, 2015
Michelle Brennan Hall: Two realizations that shaped the businesswoman I am today

Having a mentor who sees the "future you" and good relationships are key to a strong career.

How to encourage the rise of senior women in financial advice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 26, 2015
How to encourage the rise of senior women in financial advice

Firms need women's voices at the top to help shape their strategic decision-making and stay in tune with their clients' needs.

FINTECH NOV 25, 2015
Banks want to cash in on robo movement

Battle rages over Credit Suisse brokers after Wells Fargo recruitment deal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 25, 2015
Battle rages over Credit Suisse brokers after Wells Fargo recruitment deal

Wells executive says 'feeding frenzy' taking place over some high-end producers.

Robert McCann named UBS Americas' new chairman
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 25, 2015
Robert McCann named UBS Americas' new chairman

Exec will become chairman of UBS Americas, focusing on clients and strategic priorities. Tom Naratil, the group CFO and COO, will become president of UBS Wealth Management Americas and UBS Americas.

Sallie Krawcheck dishes on being downsized
EQUITIES NOV 24, 2015
Sallie Krawcheck dishes on being downsized

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Citing the rapidly-changing economy, the former Citigroup and Bank of America exec says job insecurity in finance will likely increase.

RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2015
Here's where your college degree is worth the most

In countries where education is most accessible, your degree is the likely to give you less of a leg up.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 24, 2015
Female breadwinners need advisers' help talking to their partners about money

Having a safe place to discuss financial matters is attractive to female clients, who often don't know where to turn for help.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 24, 2015
Mary Jo White: Standing on the shoulders of our predecessors

Mary Jo White, chairwoman of the SEC, believes it is a duty for women to help push each other forward in their careers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2015
DOL's fiduciary exemption is not a workable option for advisers

Too complex and cumbersome, provision would exclude investments such as alternatives from list of options.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 23, 2015
Securities America's Wertheim: 9 lessons for making it in the advice business

While there are amazing women in our industry, there's always more we can do to empower women to excel.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 23, 2015
Cetera's Erinn Ford: My unlikely path into the financial services industry

Though Ford, now president of Cetera Advisors, faced a daunting Series 24 prep class, she leaned on her parents for many of the early lessons she learned about the industry.

EQUITIES NOV 23, 2015
SEC taking deep dive into role of ETFs in Aug. 24 market drop

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> SEC chairwoman Mary Jo White says the agency is taking a hard look at ETFs' role on Aug. 24, when stocks dropped like a rock, and the agency's trading rules are part of the scrutiny.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 23, 2015
Women lawmakers play an outsized role in policymaking that affects advisers

Percentage of women in Congress similar to their proportion in the advice sector, with plenty of room to grow