04/02/2015
Big bank brokers use decoys, spy tactics to go alone
Secret contracts, covert real-estate deals, scurrying around after nightfall to avoid detection: this is how far big-bank brokers are prepared to go when they plan to go independent
Wealth and Asset Management
04/02/2015
The Changing Face of Wealth Management
Wealth management now and in the future will be as different as the makeup of the (changing) wealthy. It will also be very similar
04/02/2015
Canaccord Genuity president and chief executive has passed away
Paul was 52 years old and leaves behind his wife, four children and his extended family.
04/01/2015
Montreal bank expects closer links with Asia's wealthy
You'd want to root your private banking in centres that actually have all those attributes that clients want
04/01/2015
LPL Adds $2 Billion Super-OSJ to RIA Custody Platform
Advisors can operate under CWP’s new RIA firm or continue to act as an investment advisor representative under the LPL corporate RIA and b/d.
04/01/2015
UBS Rolls Out New Retirement Incentives
UBS Wealth Management Americas is starting a new program this week to help finanical advisors who want to leave the business find new homes for their high-net-worth clients.
03/31/2015
Sterling bank unveils private-wealth service
Sterling National Bank, a subsidiary of Sterling Bancorp, has nine full-service branches in the mid-Hudson.
03/31/2015
Brokerages Use New Pitch to Woo Would-Be Advisers
Starved for young talent, brokerages are trying to sell a new generation on the joys of becoming an adviser
03/30/2015
Setting New Standards In The World Of Single-Family Offices
In every industry there are areas of high specialization
03/29/2015
America's famous business brothers: Meet the Pruzans
Jon is younger brother to Robert, whose boutique investment bank, Centerview Partners, served as the sole adviser to Kraft Foods
03/27/2015
Apple's Tim Cook will give away all his money: Fortune
Fortune magazine cited the head of the world's largest technology corporation as saying he planned to donate his estimated $785 million fortune to charity - after paying for his 10-year-old nephew's college education.
03/27/2015
Wealth Adviser: A Plan to Have Brokers Declare, “I Am Not a Fiduciary”
Brokers need to spell out their potential conflicts of interest to clients, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer believes.
03/27/2015
Swiss bankers expected to get probation for tax fraud
Two former Swiss bankers are expected to avoid jail time when they are sentenced for their roles in a tax fraud scheme that helped U.S. customers hide billions of dollars in assets.
03/26/2015
Northwestern Mutual buys LearnVest to boost wealth management
Created in 2009, LearnVest has raised nearly $75 million in venture financing
03/26/2015
Mooney Lyons Announces Integrated Wealth Management Platform for Retirement Planning
Mooney Lyons, a Wealth Management Firm Specializing in Retirement Income Planning, Announced Today the Launch of a Unique 5-Step Process
03/25/2015
Do you need an MBA on Wall Street anymore?
Right now, Korn Ferry is conducting an executive search for a senior-level investment banker at one of the premier firms
03/25/2015
Global alternative asset manager to acquire Conifer Financial Services
Senior management of Conifer will continue to lead the business and own a significant minority interest in the company.
03/25/2015
BMO Private Bank Study: Affluent Americans Plan to Retire Young and Stay Active
The study found that a majority plan to retire young and stay active in their later years.
03/25/2015
2 Austin wealth managers land on Barron's top advisers' list
Once again, Bobby Fischer, a Houston adviser with UBS Financial Services with $6.5 billion under management, topped the list of Texas advisers
03/25/2015
Innovative Wealth Management Firm Available to Vancouver Islanders: Coastal Community Credit Union Launches Private Wealth Group
Coastal Community Credit Union, the largest financial services organization based on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, launches today their elite wealth management advisory firm