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Northern Trust lures wealth management executive Chris Wilkinson from RIA firm Private Client Group.

Here is the three-part playbook to consult, as advisors and brokers get serious about communicating through social media.

Merrill Lynch is making a remote check deposit feature for iPhones, as well as a new Android application and bill pay functionality for iPads, broadly available to both its clients and financial advisors.

Paul Fenner, president and founder of DreamWorks Capital Management, LLC, has launched a new investment management firm to providw investment advisory services to individuals, institutions, and small- and medium-sized businesses.

A series of victories by Morgan Keegan & Co. is calling into question who can be considered a "customer" in securities arbitration cases.

A series of victories by Morgan Keegan & Co. is calling into question who can be considered a "customer" in securities arbitration cases.

Insurer and wealth manager The Hartford is trimming its focus to a few core business areas: property and casualty, group benefits and mutual funds.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 45.57 points to finish at 13,124.62 Wednesday while the Nasdaq rose 1.17 points to close at 3,075.32.

Alternative investment manager Direxion has launched an exchange-traded fund that provides investors with equal weighted exposure to the constituents of the NASDAQ-100 index.

Placing its individual annuity business into runoff, The Hartford is pursuing the sale or "other strategic alternatives" of its individual life, Woodbury Financial Services and retirement plans businesses.