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Fidelity Investments opened its new regional office near Denver with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event attended by Governor John Hickenlooper; Mayor Pro Tem of Greenwood Village Gary Kramer; representatives from the local business and nonprofit communities; and Fidelity executives and associates.

New hires bolster the firm's recruiting and succession planning units.

Today Blackstone hosts its inaugural Veterans Hiring Summit to support the hiring of American veterans across its portfolio companies. In support of the White House’s “Joining Forces” initiative, in April Blackstone committed to hire 50,000 American veterans across its portfolio of 78 companies over the next five years.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s recruiting campaign is in full swing. The wealth manager recently hired two senior directors of business development, the latest in a flurry of hires to boost its sales force by 50% by the end of 2014.

The CFP Board’s strategy of punishing some certificate holders over compensation disclosure issues in what critics charge is an arbitrary manner threatens the future of the CFP designation, according to one of the early leaders of the board who also chaired its disciplinary commission.

Self-Insuring for Long-Term Care

Executives at mutual fund companies, asset management companies and support providers rated client reporting--which included any reporting that is created for the purpose of distribution to clients--as their top challenge followed closely by risk management in Money Management Executive's third annual Operations Survey.

The new hires will be responsible for business development and identifying opportunities for expanding the firm’s client base.

The charitable planning conversation should be a natural part of the discussion with clients when talking about the current and long-term goals of their wealth. Here are 10 questions advisors can ask to start the conversation.

Aging retirees are posing new challenges for the planners who council them.