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Third time lucky for ETF entrepreneur with cybersecurity fund
FINTECH AUG 18, 2015
Third time lucky for ETF entrepreneur with cybersecurity fund

Timing is key as fund, with the ticker symbol HACK, launched just before the Sony Pictures computer network was broken into.

UBS signs up advisers with $870 million AUM from Merrill Lynch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2015
UBS signs up advisers with $870 million AUM from Merrill Lynch

After picking up a $2 billion Morgan Stanley team earlier this month, UBS Wealth Management Americas maintained its recruiting momentum by signing four advisers from rival wirehouse Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2015
From the ranch to Wall Street: Lessons from a serendipitous career journey

LPL Financial's chief risk officer offers five principles that helped her manage her career to unexpected opportunities.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2015
CEO of 'Best Company to Work For' divulges management secrets

Robert W. Baird & Co. was one of the few financial services companies to grow its employee force during the financial crisis — all because of these qualities.

LPL sets lofty goal for more automated operations processes
FINTECH AUG 18, 2015
LPL sets lofty goal for more automated operations processes

The company aims to ramp up its level of automation from 15% to 85% within the next few years.

SEC alleges Boston adviser defrauded clients and lost over $12 million
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2015
SEC alleges Boston adviser defrauded clients and lost over $12 million

Interinvest founder hid his interests in penny stock companies he put clients in, agency says

BROKER DEALERS AUG 18, 2015
Stifel deal for Barclays unit would amp up ambitions to attract elite advisers

An acquisition of Barclays' U.S. wealth unit would add $47 billion in assets and 249 advisers who focus on ultrahigh-net-worth clients, filling a gap in Stifel Financial CEO Ron Kruszewski's advisory business.

Identity theft hits home
OPINION AUG 18, 2015
Identity theft hits home

Here's what one adviser did after her son had his identity stolen.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2015
Which U.S. CEOs make the most money compared to their workers?

Eleven companies, including McDonald's, will probably report wide gaps between CEO and worker pay under new regulatory requirements.

Five financial firms up for first corporate award from Invest in Others
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2015
Five financial firms up for first corporate award from Invest in Others

Corporate Philanthropy Award to recognize ongoing charitable work from employees and senior management.

OPINION AUG 17, 2015
I'm a salesperson. You should be, too

Being able to persuade people to do what you really believe is in their best interests is very important

Why even the wealthiest clients need to keep up with their credit reports
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2015
Why even the wealthiest clients need to keep up with their credit reports

There's much to gain from looking over credit reports, and advisers benefit from helping clients do it.

Former SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro's lessons on leadership
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY AUG 17, 2015
Former SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro's lessons on leadership

The former head of the SEC, CFTC and Finra talks about her experience and what she has learned along the way.

Surviving change at warp speed
FINTECH AUG 17, 2015
Surviving change at warp speed

Digitization of our industry is not a choice. What is a choice is whether you are empowered by it or you are consumed by it.

FINTECH AUG 14, 2015
Robo savvy may be the key to newly hired advisers' success

Those fresh to the industry can pick up friends as clients, maybe eventually take over business.

How you can stand out and succeed in the digital age
FINTECH AUG 14, 2015
How you can stand out and succeed in the digital age

Robo-advisers can offer traditional advisory firms a model of evolution, not extinction, but only if advisers are willing to adapt and learn from their competition.

Revamp and refresh your online presence
OPINION AUG 14, 2015
Revamp and refresh your online presence

As summer comes to an end, take some time to revisit web strategies and see if they need an upgrade.

Certification for 'exit planners' little known in the advice industry
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2015
Certification for 'exit planners' little known in the advice industry

Curious designation trains financial professionals to help business owners sell their firms.

Lessons advisers can learn from robo-advisers
FINTECH AUG 14, 2015
Lessons advisers can learn from robo-advisers

Even the most client-friendly advisers need to adapt to what robo-advisers can provide.

Charles Schwab's client portals suffer system-wide outage
FINTECH AUG 13, 2015
Charles Schwab's client portals suffer system-wide outage

Brokerage claims that technical issues that caused a system-wide outage were not caused by volume or external factors, and the problem was fixed in time for market open.