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Investors are going to demand adherence to international financial standards.

The more indispensable you are to the business, the less valuable it will be when you leave.

The chief executive officer of Foundation Source discusses the advantages of a knowledge of philanthropy.

Two federal civil suits against UBS will explore whether clients can legally rely on their private bankers' assertions that there is no need to disclose the accounts on their tax returns or sign required disclosures.

How do you reach out to gun-shy investors and get them talking to their advisors, and vice versa?

Financial services firms, including mutual fund managers, admitted that they invited negative public perception by their actions, or inactions, according to the 2012 Makovsky Wall Street Reputation Study.

In an effort to break a deadlock in the SEC’s effort to adopt a uniform fiduciary standard, a group of seven influential consumer groups and industry organizations – including the FPA, NAPFA and CFP Board – have provided the commission with a proposed roadmap for resolving the debate.

Investors under 50 have a general understanding of the tax advantages of IRAs but appear to confuse the specific benefits of traditional and Roth IRAs.

Nearly three-fourths of marketing execs surveyed are confident that new laws will help their firms regain clients' trust.

FINRA began its inquiry after the Credit Suisse-managed VelocityShares Daily 2x Short-Term exchange-traded note, or ETN, lost half its value in just two days earlier this month.