Affiliated Managers Group of Boston, an asset management holding company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase The Managers Funds, the advisor to a $1.8 billion no-load fund family of ten funds. The Managers Funds will continue to operate from its offices in Norwalk, Conn. The acquisition is expected to close in the spring.
A gathering for LGBTQ advisors and allies the day before LPL's flagship Focus conference drew executives, big-name sponsors and a standing-room crowd. So Marci Bair and other organizers are planning a standalone event next spring.
Today is National 401(k) Day, and a perfect moment to revisit retirement plans. Advisors can use these five strategies — from IRA rollovers to next-gen outreach — to help clients optimize their savings.
Like many firms, Ameriprise has been pumping money into AI in recent years. But its dedication to technology goes back much further, says the firm's head of technology and service delivery.
Interactive Brokers, also known by its hot ticker symbol of IBKR, shares much more fee information than most custodians, without revealing much in the way of its scale among RIAs. Can it gain greater reach in a competitive channel?
Justin Duke's move from BNY Wealth to Simon Quick Advisors shows how higher fees, rising asset minimums and tighter client constraints are pushing some bank advisors toward RIAs.
Financial advisors would be wise to treat "health span" like an investment portfolio to better prepare clients to afford and enjoy longer retirements, a researcher said.
