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Martim de Arantes Oliveira will be responsible for driving the growth of Ascent’s new office, which will open this summer.

Few advisors are encouraging their clients to take action now and prepare for the challenges their investments will face in a rising interest-rate environment., according to blogger Ken Haman. How could this cost you business in the long-run?

While some of the asset increase resulted from appreciation since the 2008 financial crisis, other factors contributed to this growth.

Former MF Global Inc. broker Evan Brent Dooley was sentenced to five years in prison for making unlawful unauthorized trades that caused the now-defunct futures firm to lose more than $141 million in 2008.

BMO Asset Management U.S. is furthering its reach into the retirement market.

Nationwide Financial is getting into the retirement market.

So many advisors feel alone, are afraid to admit it, and do not know what to do about it. It is a people focused job, true, you get to interact with your clients but so few have people to talk to about being an advisor. So Matt Halloran asks, what can you do to get out of your office and inspire your practice?

The Internal Revenue Service is struggling to respond to an onslaught of tax returns filed on April 15, which is delaying acknowledgements to both federal and state returns.

Janus Capital Group has appointed Michael Stern as regional sales director to spearhead the expansion of Janus’ intermediary distribution and sales in New York City.

Securities and Exchange Commission commissioners and panelists at a roundtable Tuesday wrestled with how to improve the transparency of municipal bond trading and prices, particularly for retail investors.