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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 24, 2008
Paulson does about-face on compensation

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson today told a House committee he was open to considering limits on executive compensation in the Bush administration’s proposed $700 billion bailout package for the nation’s financial institutions.

FINTECH SEP 24, 2008
Fidelity site ranked No. 1 for intermediaries

Lauded for its ability to make use of advanced technology to make its website user-friendly, Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Co. of Boston was ranked as the financial intermediary with the best website by kasina LLC.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2008
September Week 3: Checklists for retirement assets

Checklists don’t have to be complicated, but each client must have one that’s customized just for them.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2008
How to ease in-family succession

Although family members may work with them, most financial advisers do not think of their firms as family businesses. In their minds, the businesses are theirs — even when ownership is shared with other family members.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2008
September Week 2: Committing to a review-plan calendar

Unless you position your value as a retirement rollover resource for your top clients now, you risk losing out on the significant assets these clients hold away from you.

FINTECH SEP 15, 2008
Advisers get their 15 minutes

While financial advisers provide far from the most popular content on YouTube, they are there.

FINTECH SEP 15, 2008
LPL to pay $275K fine for hacking incidents

LPL Financial has agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty for violating customers' privacy, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 09, 2008
LIMRA, NAIFA launch online seminars

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors today announced its partnership with LIMRA International Inc. to provide NAIFA members with free access to a monthly “Market Awareness” web seminar.

FINTECH SEP 08, 2008
Glitch once again shuts down London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange PLC halted trading for three and a half hours on Thursday because of a technical glitch that prevented some customers from connecting to its systems.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 08, 2008
September Week 1: Start your client-tiering segmentation

The key to capturing rollover from qualified savings plans is right in each adviser’s office — your own client list.

FINTECH SEP 08, 2008
MoneyGuidePro updates offer more flexibility, automation

The latest version of Money-GuidePro focuses on flexible features designed to automate an adviser's initial meetings with clients.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY SEP 02, 2008
Study: Women should lighten equity load

Due to their longer life expectancies, woman should allocate much less to equities than advisers normally recommend, according to an academic paper.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY SEP 01, 2008
Wealthy wives want equal treatment from advisers

Married wealthy women want to be treated as equal partners in terms of financial decisions when they meet with financial advisers, according to a study from Mintel International Group Ltd. released exclusively to <i>InvestmentNews</i>.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY SEP 01, 2008
African-Americans, Hispanics struggle to maintain lifestyle

Remaining in the middle class has been especially tough for African-American and Hispanic families in this year's difficult economic times, according to financial advisers and a recent public-policy report.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY SEP 01, 2008
Survey: Most women not very trusting of advisers

The good news is that women trust financial advisers more than automobile mechanics. The bad news is that they trust advisers less than insurance agents.

FINTECH SEP 01, 2008
Finra, SEC rules constrain advisers in blogosphere

Advisers who rely on blogs to communicate with their clients view the activity as a harmless, inexpensive technology.

FINTECH AUG 29, 2008
MailBanc compliance platform, DTCC revamp

MailBanc, a communications and compliance platform tailored for financial advisers has been relaunched this month.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2008
Morgan Stanley poaches American Indian wealth team

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management has poached a team from fellow Lehman Brothers to serve high-net-worth American Indian clients.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2008
August Week 4: Communicating new service levels

Now that levels have been defined, you must communicate your new service levels to your clients.

FINTECH AUG 25, 2008
SEC's big IDEA — put EDGAR out to pasture and modernize

Once considered the gold standard of web-based financial reporting technology, EDGAR, the Securities and Exchange Commission's long-serving form-based corporate filing system, is to be replaced.