Practice

PIMCO's scored a patent.

It looks like Carlyle Group's planned acquisition of TCW Group from Societe Generale will not be sidetracked by an arbitration case filed by former TCW unit, EIG Global Energy Partners, had sought to block the sale.

U.S. lawmakers and lobbyists who once backed repeal of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act are now pushing for technical fixes to the law, and they’re getting a skeptical reception from the measure’s advocates.

Maximizing consistency, minimizing expenses, articulating a clear value proposition and strong peer collaboration are essential for successful wealth advisors.

When Atlanta-based Ronald Blue & Co., one of the country's largest RIAs, was building its internal succession plan, the company’s CEO hit upon a necessary precondition. “You have to have a mission that’s compelling enough to make sure that your clients are taken care of after you are gone,” says Russ Crosson, the company’s president and CEO. “The firm is bigger than any one individual.”

FINRA announced Saturday that it will seek comment in a regulatory notice on the proposed mandatory disclosure of bonuses.

Nearly half (48%) expect to retire with debt, primarily mortgage payments followed by credit cards, car payments and student loans.

Investors withdrew money last month from Vanguard Group's emerging markets exchange-traded fund, the industry's largest, after the firm said it would replace the fund's index.

Expect reinforcements to Sentinel Investments' defined contribution team.

My favorite lobbying move of the year came in early May, in, of course, Washington, D.C.