Practice

Doors to the first meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council will be closed, but rest assured improvements in the oversight of the financial services business are underway.

The unit of Royal Bank of Canada announced Wednesday it added Larry VanLaningham and Kevin Morrice to its Portland, Ore., office. Both will report to Richard Sorenson, the complex director for RBC Wealth in Portland.

If you’ve done something wrong, cooperation is key to holding onto your certified financial planner designation.

The advisor allegedly gained access and control over all the assets of an MSSB clients, a 98-year-old woman in failing health.

Kasina’s annual top 10 listing touts timely tools and portability of information as key factors for advisors.

The new rules permit mutual funds to earn income from commodities.

Barclays has been expanding its U.S. wealth management operations slowly and selectively, but Tuesday added executives from UBS, JPMorgan Chase and other firms.

The House Wednesday passed the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act, which updates mutual fund tax regulations for the first time in more than 20 years.

According to a survey, employees want companies to take a more proactive hand in helping them save, which could help advisors gather more assets.

As a bipartisan commission figures out ways to reduce the deficit, it makes no political sense to touch the government insurance program.