12/15/2017
Giving Back: A Common Purpose at Combined Insurance
The Company Continued to Give Back to Chicagoland and National Charitable Organizations in 2017
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/15/2017
GUEST ARTICLE: Santa Is Putting Christmas On The Blockchain And Saving Billions
So, you think that you know all there is to know about Christmas?
12/13/2017
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index
November performance -0.40%; Capital Movement Index: December net flows decline 0.18%
12/13/2017
Regions Ranked Highest for Customer Satisfaction in 2017 ACSI Report
The top scoring super regional bank in the index, Regions tied for top overall ranking among all named banks.
12/13/2017
Markets little impacted after expected Fed rate hike
The S&P 500 ended the day little changed, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average pared its gains while still managing to close at record high on Wednesday.
12/12/2017
NexJ Systems Recognized in Gartner Reports Focused on Wealth Management
With intelligent customer management solutions that enable firms to integrate enterprise data sources as well as streaming external data such as market news and social media, NexJ continues to be the choice of leading global wealth management firms.
12/11/2017
Collaborative Teams Drive Growth and Success for Financial Advisors - Research
Advisors operating in shared decision-making teams substantially outperform and manage greater AUM
12/08/2017
Saxo Bank 2018 Outrageous Predictions
The Fed loses independence as the US Treasury takes charge
12/07/2017
Size Alone Does Not Dictate Asset Manager Success
The survey helps participants assess their operational effectiveness versus relevant peers and identifies actions to improve growth and profitability.
12/07/2017
Global wealth more than doubled since 2002
However, the global financial crisis severely altered the pace and the pattern of wealth creation observed until 2007.
12/07/2017
Ex-Morgan Stanley wealth chief sees 'tug-of-war' on Broker Protocol
The protocol’s fate was called into question when Fleming’s old firm, Morgan Stanley, opted to exit the agreement last month.
12/07/2017
Size Alone Does Not Dictate Asset Manager Success
Vanguard and BlackRock aren’t squeezing out the smaller managers—the bad ones are weeding themselves out.
12/07/2017
More Than Meets the Eye: How Operational Risk Rocked the Financial Sector Foundation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute business professor’s research examines impact of banks’ exposure to operational risk
12/07/2017
Gemini Survey Reveals Hedge Fund Assets are Migrating to Lower Cost Structures
33% of survey participants have adopted a platform for manager allocations
12/07/2017
Strong November U.S. job gains anticipated; wages seen rising
November’s report will be the first clean reading since the storms, which also impacted September’s employment data.
12/07/2017
Vanguard's Bogle Sees Pension Pain: 'It Will End Badly'
The only return you get on a bond is from the interest coupon
12/05/2017
Art and finance report
A closer look at the growing art and finance industry
12/05/2017
ACCF Report: CalPERS and the Point of No Returns
New Report Analyzes How Politically Motivated Investments are Sinking the Nation's Largest Public Pension Fund, Leaving U.S. Taxpayers Accountable for Losses
12/05/2017
Research Reveals the Biggest Unmet Need for Consumers in Goals-Based Wealth Management
In 2008, 82% said they had a “written plan” or “solid idea” in comparison to 73% in 2016.
12/04/2017
New Report from Peruvian-American Bondholders for Justice (PABJ) Says Peru Is Not Ready For Membership In The OECD
The report was commissioned by Peruvian-American Bondholders for Justice (PABJ) and the Agrarian Debt Bondholders Association (ABDA).