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Job insecurity has focused attention on the need for emergency cash.

With recent changes in marital laws, more gay couples are seeking the counsel of financial advisors to help them navigate the complex legal and financial landscape that comes with being in a same-sex partnership.

A former UBS AG banker surrendered to U.S. authorities to face a 2011 indictment that he conspired to help wealthy Americans evade taxes by hiding accounts in a smaller Swiss regional bank.

Almost three in four millionaires (73%) and almost as many mass-affluent investors (72%) reported being satisfied, up from 72% and 69%, respectively, last year.

Three investment advisory firms have been sanctioned by the SEC for repeatedly ignoring problems with their compliance programs.

Clients’ desire for principal protection plus profit potential has benchmark-based products booming.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to seek comment on a proposal to allow businesses to sell ownership stakes in their companies by soliciting investors over the Internet.

Warren Buffett’s holding company regained its ranking as the favorite stock pick among U.S. and Canadian multimillionaires, beating Apple and fending off the increasing preference for exchange-traded funds.

A great website isn’t so great if no one uses it. On the other hand, if your site is easy to use, it can be your most powerful marketing tool – generating leads, prospects and new clients.

Morgan Stanley picked up two former UBS advisors with a combined $3 million in production.