Portfolio

Since this March, almost 100 firms have settled with the regulator for approximately $173 million. Other cases are still pending.

Bill Mahler had been chairman of the firm’s equity capital markets and equity asset management units. He was also on the executive committee.

The venture would mark a return to private banking on U.S. soil after an agreement to transfer its U.S. brokerage to Wells Fargo in 2015.

Billy Ricketts is most likely the elder stateswoman of wealth management — but she and her grandson believed it was time for something new.

“We need someone with a deep understanding of BlackRock, our business and, above all, our culture,” CEO Larry Fink wrote in a memo.

Among the honors this year by NICSA are awards for operational excellence, and advances in product development and technology.

More than 70% of U.S. ETF assets are in funds that charge 2 basis points or less, data show. But free isn’t an automatic ticket to success.

Students can always borrow money for school, but there are no "retirement loans" available for clients to use to fund life after work, a CFP writes.

An online war is underway for deposits, as a wide range of players — traditional wealth managers, big banks, digital-only platforms and fintechs — offer high-interest savings and checking through apps and websites.

CFPs aren’t excused from acting as fiduciaries — even if they work at a firm that requires them to recommend proprietary funds.