Practice

In the first-quarter’s coronavirus-driven market decline, 94% of sustainable indexes outperformed, BlackRock research shows.

As liquidity disappeared amid the coronavirus-sparked mayhem, veteran fixed-income portfolio manager Gemma Wright-Casparius saw opportunities.

The company is known for helping fintechs connect to banks and wealth management firms. Now it wants to help the firms catch up.

The regulator was one of the first U.S. agencies to tell employees to stay home during the pandemic,

“We didn’t need to physically travel to see that RBC was the ideal place to move our practice,” ex-UBS advisor says.

Many financial advisors aren’t aware of serious conflicts of interest affecting the majority of retail clients, Northeastern University Professor Nicole Boyson says in a Financial Planning Podcast.

“The mindset has shifted in terms of how we need to be able to lead and support a virtual workforce,” says Edward Jones CHRO Kristin Johnson.

“I’d say independence is resonating with advisors now more than ever,” says recruiter Jodie Papike.

How they’re hiring, striving and even thriving under new conditions.

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the Treasury Department, released a loan forgiveness application for the SBA’s troubled Paycheck Protection Program, along with detailed instructions for the application.