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Wealth Management
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UBS Swings to Full-Year Profit in Wealth Management
February 7, 2012Sequentially, however, revenue in the Americas was down 5 percent. In the fourth quarter, the unit reported a pre-tax profit of $125 million. In the third quarter, the profit was $165 million.
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UBS Takes In Six New Advisors In Hiring Spree
February 6, 2012UBS Wealth Management Americas has hired six new financial advisors including one Merrill Lynch team previously produced $4 million and oversaw $750 million in client assets.
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Former Merrill Lynch Team Launches As RIA Firm
February 6, 2012A regional team of former representatives at Bank of America Merrill Lynch have launched their own independent advisory firm, affiliated with Focus Financial Partners.
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Order Book: Facing Up to Facebook
February 6, 2012It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.
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Wealth Management Firms See Social Media Influence Growing
February 3, 2012Wealth management firms are still gradually introducing their financial advisor forces to social media, but three years from now they fully expect the new medium to have fully taken hold in the industry.
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Wealth Watch: Facing Up to Facebook
February 3, 2012It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.
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BofA Merrill Lynch Sees Increased 401(k) Savings in Q4 and 2011
February 3, 2012Bank of America Merrill Lynch said that it saw increased 401(k) savings through its plan sponsors both in the fourth quarter and 2011 year, signaling a positive outlook for the tweaks it has made to its offerings and confidence in the overall economy.
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Arbitration Panel Orders Merrill Lynch to Pay $1.4M To Investor
February 3, 2012An arbitration panel has ordered Merrill Lynch to pay an investor $1.4 million in a case that called into question the value of the collateralized loan obligation investments the firm sold.
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JHS Capital Snags Two Advisors From Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer
February 2, 2012Asset management firm JHS Capital Advisors has hired two financial advisors to serve Florida clients from Tampa, Fla. headquarters.
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Ameriprise Advisory and Wealth Management Operating Earnings Fall 14% in Q4
February 1, 2012Ameriprise’s Advice and Wealth Management Business saw its pretax operating earnings fall 14% to $83 million in the fourth quarter compared to the same period one year ago as a result of volatility that gripped the markets and increased investment in the unit, the firm said in its earnings release Wednesday.
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Advisor Stands to Reap AUM Windfall After Facebook IPO
February 1, 2012A media shy financial advisor in Silicon Valley, Divesh Makan of Iconiq Capital, stands to bring in a potentially historic haul of new assets under management when Facebook launches its long-anticipated IPO.
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Northwestern Mutual Steps Up Recruiting Efforts
February 1, 2012The company hopes to hires 2,400 financial representatives to meet client demand for its tailored planning approach to delivering services.
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Mariner Wealth Takes Majority Stake in Tulsa RIA
February 1, 2012As part of the arrangement, Adams Hall will retain its name and gradually integrate its operations and systems into Mariner’s over time.
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BNY Mellon Hires Latin American HNW Expert From BlackRock
January 31, 2012BNY Mellon Wealth Management has named Yolanda Plaza-Charres to a newly created position as sales director for Latin America.
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Fidelity EVP: 'Investors Frozen in Headlines'
January 31, 2012Lynne A. Goldman, Fidelity Investments Institutional Services' executive vice president of investment product management and marketing, talks about how the business helps advisors help investors.
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