06/04/2012
While this is bad news for stockbrokers and wirehouses, it is heartening for those who work in the independent channel: Compensation for them may be poised for a decade or two of acceleration.
06/04/2012
As part of its asset management business, FBR oversees a family of 11 mutual funds that produced $4 million in fee revenue in the first quarter, up from $3.9 million a year earlier.
06/04/2012
Financial advisers like Mr. Dardaman have been increasingly buying these in an effort to get better returns than bonds but less volatility than stocks.
06/04/2012
The integration is the latest step in UBS Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti's plan to shift the Swiss bank's primary focus to client and advisory businesses and pare down its investment bank following an embarrassing trading scandal last year.
06/01/2012
A New York City-based wealth management firm has established a presence in Albany, New York, and expects to double the size of its new office by the end of the year.
06/01/2012
he IPI also found that the ultra-affluent have allocated capital to commercial real estate, land, gold, and even artwork. Many smaller investors can’t grasp these asset classes because of their lack of liquidity.
06/01/2012
The report, BCG's twelfth annual look at the global wealth-management industry, addresses the current size of the market, the state of offshore banking, the performance levels of leading institutions, the emergence of alternative business models, and
06/01/2012
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is a wealth management company whose products and services include brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust se
05/31/2012
Small business owners to receive six months of pro bono strategic financial and business advice
05/31/2012
Nevertheless, Mulcair would slow down the energy sector by adding a carbon tax (though he'll skip the same as applied to the automotive industry).
05/30/2012
The bank plans to hire 300 more personal bankers and brokers in the next two years, with a goal of reaching about 800 by 2014, Citigold Wealth Management President Venu Krishnamurthy told Reuters.
05/30/2012
The Summit, which will take place on June 14 at the State Room in Boston, will look at the outlook for markets depending on the outcome of the presidential elections, the dollar bull versus the dollar bear, municipal bond investing, and opportunities and
05/29/2012
They are based on the AP's compensation formula, which adds up salary, perks, bonuses, preferential interest rates on pay set aside for later, and company estimates for the value of stock options and stock awards on the day they were granted last yea
05/29/2012
The richest women may span the globe, but two of them come from the same family
05/28/2012
“The public is increasingly savvy and aware of the value of a fee-only financial advisor who can integrate sophisticated investment planning with other personal finance concerns,” said Bourdon. “Yet, professionals with cutting-edge exper
05/24/2012
San Diego Prices Move Higher, Los Angeles Values Edge Down
05/24/2012
Raymond James completed its acquisition of regional brokerage Morgan Keegan from Regions Financial Corp.(RF) in April in an effort to boost its assets and scale.
05/24/2012
Many of those recruits came from top U.S. brokerages, including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Wells Fargo Advisors and Bank of America's Merrill Lynch.
05/23/2012
Those are among the findings of an updated study of well-being released Tuesday by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which promotes economic and social satisfaction.
05/23/2012
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