Industry

Even Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke finds gold prices confusing, so how will advisors react to a gold bullion mutual fund?

There are key differences between hybrid advisors and dually registered advisors -- but even some industry veterans don't seem to understand it.

The firm has added an 18-year industry veteran to its Greenville, Del., branch office as a vice president of wealth management.

Janus announced some high-ranking executive changes recently.

Wells Fargo has created two new directorship roles as it looks to enhance client recruiting and retention efforts.

Ascent Private Capital Management has hired four managing directors, each supported by a national advisory team of more than 30 wealth experts.

Focus Financial Partners, one of the country’s largest RIA aggregators, has recorded its fourth deal of the year.

Do other planners or professional colleagues know your ideal client profile? You may be missing out on business if they don’t know who to refer to you, says new solo advisor Dave Grant.

Morgan Stanley and Co. has agreed to pay $100,000 to the New Jersey Bureau of Securities. This came after Bureau investigators found the company was in violation of state securities laws and regulations in its sale of non-traditional exchange-traded funds to investors.

Former U.S. Senate aides Michael Piwowar and Kara M. Stein won confirmation as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The current SEC chairman Mary Jo White was also confirmed to a full term that expires June 5, 2019.