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Dodd-Frank and Basel III mandated stress testing will require substantial data management changes and investments by bank IT shops. Compliance experts say getting the data infrastructure in order now can go a long way toward easing pain in the future.

Tales of professional athletes facing financial ruin are all too common. Whether it’s squandering millions or getting swindled by shady business and investment consultants, some athletes’ wealth falls as quickly as it rises.

A good old-fashioned team meeting can help prevent errors that stem from miscommunication.

What type of investments do you avoid? Do your clients understand why?

John M. “Jack” McCarthy, who became a widely quoted stock market bull during a 32-year career at Lord Abbett & Co., where he managed the flagship Affiliated Fund (LAFFX), has died. He was 85.

News headlines today are riddled with fines and lawsuits against some of the biggest financial brands in the world, even as regulators crack down and push major legislative overhauls into implementation, such as 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act in the U.S. and Retail Distribution Review (RDR) in the UK.

Pioneer Investments is reshuffling its fund lineup including reorganizing four domestic equity funds and liquidating another.

Are you neglecting women clients and their specific needs in the financial planning process?

You’re great at talking to clients, right? Now make that skill translate for the camera.

First, there was the Great Recession.