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Women describe themselves as more conservative investors who favor socially and environmentally responsible investments

Financial institutions can increase their program revenue by 76% by emulating best practices of top competitors: PrimeVest

Rex Staples’ securities enforcement experience and his background in securities law will be “a great asset” to the CFP Board, said Kevin Keller, the board’s CEO.

RIAs discuss what impact the bombshell resignation letter of a Goldman Sachs executive could have for advisors. If anything, personal relationships between advisors and clients will mean that much more in light of these Wall Street revelations.

The "mass affluent" service of Bank of America has launched "co-browsing" and speech analytics projects to improve the interactive experiences of clients of its 750 financial advisors in call centers and 600 in banking centers.

State Street Global Advisors on Thursday began trading the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term High Yield Bond ETF on the NYSE Arca. The new SPDR ETF offers investors access to high yield corporate bonds with short durations. Its annual expense ratio is 40 basis points.

California-based investment advisor James Michael Murray allegedly defrauded investors using a bogus report from a fictitious auditing firm to embellish the performance of a hedge fund, according to the SEC.

The Retirement Plans Division of Mutual of Omaha is launching an online education system called SmartPlan Enterprise to provide risk tolerance and investment strategies to its participants.

Milwaukee, Wis.-based UMB Fund Services, Inc. today revealed a new milestone for its Investment Managers Series Trust, which has surpassed the $2 billion mark in net assets.

Prudential Investments has launched a long-term growth equity fund that invests in companies from a broad range of countries, including emerging markets.