Practice

The Treasury Department and the IRS said they will treat 19 countries that have reached agreements with the U.S. on the FATCA as having those agreements in effect until the end of 2014.

Transamerica Financial Advisors, one of the nation's largest independent broker-dealers, is reimbursing more than 2,300 accounts in a settlement with the SEC after being charged by the regulator with improperly calculating advisory fees and overcharging clients.

Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle reached a rare accord, pledging to further investigate allegations of retaliation and discrimination among employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Some advisors and industry players are encouraged by the SEC’s endorsement of certain social media practices while others fear it will open a dangerous Pandora’s Box.

Only 40 banks have their own brokerage units, a mere 2% of the 1,809 banks that offer investment services.

RBC Wealth Management has recruited an advisor specializing in global high-net-worth clients with $2 million in production.

The future of the branch is anyone's guess, but one thing is for sure: RIP teller lines. The new teller-line free branch concepts require staff members to better deliver a brand experience that includes demoing new mobile app features to signing a customer up on a new product.

Clients can use social media to effortlessly endorse and recommend their investment advisors. Here's what advisors must understand about client testimonials on social media.

How do I balance my personal and professional life online? This is a common social media strategy question among advisors, but it's time to remove the divide.

Adding to the information services Morningstar offers to financial advisors, the company has acquired ByAllAccounts, a firm that provides data aggregation technology for financial applications.