Portfolio

Kristen Pelling has joined Putnam Investments to fill a new role focused on large market defined contribution recordkeeping sales.

Three months after her departure from the Securities and Exchange Commission, former Chairwoman Mary Schapiro has been nominated to join the board of General Electric. If she accepts, she will be the third former regulatory chief to join a board of directors this year.

The sudden slowdown in U.S. inflation has left Treasuries at the cheapest levels in almost two years, aiding the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tamp down long-term borrowing costs while the economy improves.

Increased compliance requirements, regulatory changes, and an aging client base are just some of the obstacles RIAs will face this year, but advisors still see a bright future for their assets under management.

The future of financial planning will be shaped by a dozen key trends. How will these trends affect you and your business?

The two Monday morning sessions at the Bank Insurance & Securities Association’s annual conference were billed as “Market Perspectives” and they lived up to the name.

Oklahoma City, OK—based Exchange Traded Concepts, an exchange-traded fund platform for emerging managers, has received the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch actively managed ETFs, Money Management Executive has learned.

Here are the top firms according to their basic payout for producers at the $200,000 mark.

More than one in five worry they may not be doing enough to make a difference, with 82% subscribing to the belief that greater wealth brings a greater obligation to be philanthropic.

U.S. exchange-traded fund assets totaled $1.41 trillion as of Feb. 28–up 5.1% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisor’s latest ETF Snapshot.