09/27/2017
RBC’s stab at fixing what’s broken in digital wealth management
Usage of such apps has never surpassed 10%, according to the tech research and advisory firm Celent.
Wealth and Asset Management
09/26/2017
RBC grabs $1B Morgan Stanley team, opens new office
Located in Miami’s financial district, the new office will focus on high-net-worth clients, says RBC.
09/25/2017
Advisors Develop Charitable-Giving Expertise As A Differentiator
"They may be anxious about whether their money is being wasted or if it's making an impact."
09/24/2017
The Most Powerful Banker in Hollywood
Banker to the stars: Martha Henderson, City National Bank’s entertainment boss
09/21/2017
CAPTRUST Announces Merger of Advisory Firm Davidson & Garrard
Lynchburg, VA-based firm brings more than $700 million in client assets
09/21/2017
Barron's names Signature Family Wealth Advisors to Ranking of Top RIA Firms
Signature was ranked 27th out of the Top 30 RIA Firms.
09/21/2017
Northern Trust exec wins prestigious award
Nominations for the award recipient are put forth by WIP members and ultimately selected by the WIP Board of Directors.
09/20/2017
Merrill Lynch to Accelerate Release of 2018 Comp Plan
The new compensation plan is likely to include a supplemental payout grid tied strictly to the new household metric, said a person who spoke to people briefed on the likely strategy.
09/19/2017
Creative Planning Ranked #1 on Barron's 2017 List of Top RIA Firms
Earlier this year, the New York Times described Creative Planning as being "at the vanguard of a profound shift in finance: the move away from brokers and mutual fund companies peddling products for a fee, and toward firms offering truly independent,
09/18/2017
Mark Schechter is the pawnbroker for the ultra-rich
The owner will also meet his clients anywhere, from Silicon Valley and Hollywood to the tony nabes of Greenwich, Conn., and the Hamptons on Long Island.
09/18/2017
Top Independent Financial Advisors
As soup-to-nuts financial planning comes of age, the biggest independent advisory outfits are growing fast.
09/18/2017
'The Last Cowboy of Wall Street,' Spearheading A Hurricane Irma Relief Effort in Virgin Islands, His Adopted Homeland
In the immediate aftermath of Irma, Bill chartered a jet full of generators, chainsaws and critical need medical supplies.
09/18/2017
CIBC brand extended across North America
The PrivateBank takes CIBC name following June acquisition
09/14/2017
Focus Financial Catches Another Big Fish
Eton’s customized goals-based approach has won the team multi-generational relationships with ultra-high-net-worth clients in over 20 states, Puerto Rico and Canada.
09/14/2017
Cathay Bank Leaves LPL, Returns To Cetera
The wealth management unit of the bank oversees $507 million in client assets.
09/14/2017
Betterment Partners with BlackRock and Goldman Sachs Asset Management
The portfolio invests 100 per cent of assets in U.S. bonds and international bonds issued in U.S. dollars.
09/14/2017
UBS Wealth Management Americas Downtown Los Angeles Branch opens state-of-the-art headquarters
The office is located in a twin skyscraper complex formerly known as the ARCO Plaza Towers and renamed City National Plaza in 2005.
09/14/2017
Cathay Bank Leaves LPL, Returns To Cetera
The bank's retail wealth management program, which began in 2002, today maintains over $507 million in brokerage assets.
09/13/2017
How Should RIAs Offer In-House Trust Services?
RIAs affiliated with larger firms that have in-house trust services may be in a better position.
09/13/2017
AMP partners with US advice business United Capital
As part of its new wealth management operating system, AMP will later this year launch a new goals modelling engine