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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Barclays to pay $15M over compliance failures

Firm settles charges that compliance oversight was weak after 2008 acquisition of advisory unit.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Mediating disputes between spouses part of advisers' job

Advisers increasingly find themselves playing domestic diplomat in an effort to keep financial plans on course.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Philanthropic advisers recognized for service

Five advisers win Community Leadership Awards at eighth annual industry gathering Thursday night.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2014
Ex-UBS adviser faces $5 million sexual harassment suit

Former intern claims she was offered Christian Louboutin shoes in exchange for sex; adviser and firm say she welcomed advances.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2014
Bridging the adviser generation gap to make succession planning work

Five ways to ensure successful business transitions between advisers old and young

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2014
Revenue deflated in recent years, FPA says it's now on a growth trajectory

Association is promoting more stringent standards for brokers, promises to do more with less.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2014
Goodbye Cleavers, hello modern family

New family structures mean new opportunities for advisers to serve client needs.

FINTECH SEP 21, 2014
Ways to get uninterrupted time through technology

Many of us fall into the trap of jumping on each communication as if waiting an hour could result in the loss of the client.

BROKER DEALERS SEP 19, 2014
Regional broker-dealers need creativity to keep up in the recruiting arms race

With deep pockets aggressively recruiting assets tied to teams, advisers need to remember why they are paid bonuses in the first place.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2014
Brokers charged by state securities officials see prison time rise

Enforcement actions by NASAA members resulted in one-third-longer sentences last year over 2012.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2014
State regulators on one-year deadline to revise broker-fee disclosures

NASAA working group not going to draw conclusions about whether fees are too high, just how to make them more transparent.

BROKER DEALERS SEP 19, 2014
Possible fee refunds for poor performance spur debate

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2014
Do Merrill Lynch's new business cards diss the brand?

A tweak to Merrill Lynch business cards earlier this year caused a stir among some of the firm's 13,700 advisers.

FINTECH SEP 18, 2014
FolioDynamix wealth platform acquired in $199 million deal

Cloud tech firm Actua will acquire an approximately 97% primary equity interest.

RIAS SEP 18, 2014
Technology's role in deepening adviser-client relationships

RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2014
Student loans imperil parents' retirement

Borrowing or cosigning for a child could mean debts too hard to get out from under

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Finra 'unfairly criticized' on REIT pricing rule change

Mark Goldberg of IPA praises regulator's action to extend clarity to investor statements.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Schorsch's RCS buys majority stake in Docupace Technologies

Company provides SEC- and Finra-compliant paperless processing systems to financial services firms.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2014
Wells Fargo adds $830M Morgan Stanley duo

Team of William Peragine and John Biondo join as Wells Fargo continues summer recruiting spree.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2014
Morgan Stanley appoints wealth management exec to be chief marketing officer

Mandell Crawley's former responsibilities will be distributed to other personnel