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The SEC has yet to produce or even propose any binding rules regarding cybersecurity, but officials have been sending strong signals that they expect firms of all sizes to put in place policies and procedures to protect sensitive information.

UBS has agreed to compensate 34 Puerto Rico-based investors for their losses in investments in their municipal bond closed ended funds.

Assets under management among SEC-registered advisors increased 12.6% in 2014 to $61.7 trillion in April, according to an industry report.

In tapping a discharged LPL broker, broker-dealer Wunderlich Securities could face 'reputational risk' and legal headaches, observers say.

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'Fidelity enhances its reputation as a forward-looking firm and Betterment benefits from Fidelity's brand name and access to their advisors,' says industry consultant Tim Welsh.

Wealth management advisory work has evolved from the retail brokerage days of the 1980s, when advisors were considered salespeople.

Janus Capital Group, which hired Pimco's Bill Gross last month, said it agreed to buy VelocityShares for at least $30 million to expand in exchange-traded products.

Clarity and even-handedness go a long way during a time when clients may especially need advice, say advisors who have grappled with warring spouses and matrimonial lawyers.

Female advisors from Raymond James' Private Client Group got a mix of planning tips, technology tricks, strategic advice and female empowerment.