07/13/2014

Wells Fargo’s Wealth Unit Boosts Profit 25 Percent

Wells Fargo’s Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement division reported a $544 million profit in the second quarter, up 25 percent from the $434 million reported in June 2013, and up 15 percent sequentially.

07/11/2014

Meet Rosie, The Robo-Advisor

The emergence of so-called “robo-advisors” online platforms that provide investors with analytical tools for creating their own financial plans and investment portfolios has been creating a ripple of concern within the wealth management indus

07/10/2014

UBS Poaches J.P.Morgan Sponsors Banker

UBS has bolstered its team of bankers that advise private-equity firms, snapping up J.P. Morgan Chase JPM & Co.’s John Souza, according to an internal memo seen by The Wall Street Journal.

07/07/2014

Morgan Stanley eyes compensation cuts for financial advisers

Morgan Stanley wants to pay out a smaller portion of wealth management revenue to the retail brokers who generate it, the final and perhaps most difficult front in Chief Executive James Gorman's drive to reduce staff costs across the bank.

07/07/2014

Cut-Rate Family Office

One way is to hire outside investment teams and many single family offices are availing themselves of this outsourcing option.