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Former Navy Seal imparts management lessons for business and everyday life.

Teton Advisors (TETAA) has renamed its group of funds that it has advised since it was spun off from GAMCO Investors—Mario Gabelli’s fund group—in March 2009.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management has added three senior portfolio managers and two senior directors for business development to its Southern California team.

Since it was formed last year, Citi Private Bank's North America Asian Clients Group has increased its client base by 10percent and its assets under management by over 40 percent.

"Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further developments," Julius Sextus Frontinus, Roman engineer, 10 A.D.

The use of specific words has lessons for all FAs, according to research unveiled at the Raymond James Financial Institutions Division Management Symposium.

Matt Williams, incoming chairman of the American Bankers Association, says banks can rebound by drawing on lessons from past crises, updating business models and hiring a new generation of bankers.

With more and more Baby Boomers living longer and the senior population increasing faster than younger generations, we are entering the age of longevity. It's crucial that advisors help clients plan for this new chapter, said Louise Schroeder, a financial advisor and owner of Personal Financial Solutions, Inc.

UMB Fund Services has launched a transfer agency service dubbed Alternative Investment Communication Engine for it growing number of registered hedge fund clients and potential clients.

Following an annual review, the Minneapolis, Minn.-based firm is rolling out several changes in its payout structure as it moves away from a deferred compensation contribution model.