Lorie Konish

When Nasdaq OMX Group Chief Executive Robert Greifeld took the stage at an event at his company’s Times Square office this week, he said the frequently cited high levels of volatility are a myth.

After the U.S. skirted another recession this year and Europe heads into a recession now, Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management has made its portfolio position bets for 2012 based on expected uneven global market conditions.

Joseph Danowsky joins Barclays as managing director and head of solutions for the Americas.

Fresh off of meeting its 2011 Merrill Edge financial solutions advisor hiring goals, Bank of America has announced it plans to add more than 160 hires in Arizona and Southern California in the coming year.

A key difference between prosperous and low-performing financial advisors is how they price their business, a new report from Toronto-based wealth management research company PriceMetrix has found.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has cut its total number of regions from 19 to 16 in its latest streamlining move.

Deleveraging and central bank action should shape up as key themes for international markets in the coming year, according to a new UBS Wealth Management Americas 2012 outlook report titled “Investing at the Crossroads.”

Wells Fargo has hired a four-member Morgan Stanley Smith Barney team operating as RDM/Dillion Group in Melville, N.Y.

The coming year will pose new questions about how to handle debt internationally and shape up as a new test for the U.S., in what will likely lead to a low-growth environment for investors.

Barry Mitchell now serves as senior vice president of investments at the firm's 299 Park Avenue office.

Royal Bank of Canada said its fourth quarter performance helped boost its status as an international wealth manager, even as uncertain market conditions posed challenges for its wealth management business in the second half of the year.

Robert J. McCann was named chief executive of UBS Group Americas, adding to his responsibilities for the firm’s wealth management unit.

Global growth should slowly continue in 2012, while Europe will likely only just muddle through its current situation, according to a new quarterly global strategy outlook report from Barclays Wealth.

Many mass affluent investors have not seen their financial situations improve in the past year and list not saving more toward their 401(k) plans and children’s college funds as top regrets, according to a new report released by Bank of America.

On Wall Street identified the most prolific asset managers under 40, and these five came out on top for the regional firms.

Veteran financial advisor John M. Fagan has joined Raymond James’ St. Louis office, along with his son, financial advisor Charles Fagan, and senior registered sales associate Linda Rhoades.

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Financial services firm Raymond James announced several new appointments to its senior leadership team, including the promotion of Dennis Zank and the announcement that Tash Elwyn will succeed Zank as president of Raymond James & Associates.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has hired nine financial advisors from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, LPL Financial and RBC Capital Markets.