Portfolio

Database platforms are providing a major assist to asset managers looking to better organize their marketing and distribution strategies.

One year after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new protections for money- market mutual funds, support is eroding for the agency’s plan to rein in the riskiest of them.

Women represent a large, untapped market of potential investors. What kinds of conversations should advisors have with potential female investors?

A growing band of advisors is charging their clients purely for advice. Here's why you should be paying attention.

Wells Fargo enticed away an advisor duo managing a combined $1.5 billion from J.P. Morgan. While the grab was a major coup for the wirehouse, several large advisor teams left Wells Fargo and other wirehouse firms to try their turn at independence. Read more about these and other moves in our latest slideshow.

The IRS has issued final regulations that modify the standards governing written tax advice and update related provisions.

The SEC’s enforcement division has tightened oversight of advisors by focusing on some specific, often-times arcane practice areas.

Variable annuity net sales were in negative territory for the second straight quarter in early 2014.

Small firms need continuity strategies to protect themselves if an advisor dies or is incapacitated.

Attendees at the recent Women Advisors Forum, held in New York, shared tips and experiences when helping clients fund philanthropy, branding their practices and investing fine arts. And advisors heard from industry veterans like Sallie Krawcheck. See the smartest takeways from the conference in our slideshow.