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A former UBS AG banker surrendered to U.S. authorities to face a 2011 indictment that he conspired to help wealthy Americans evade taxes by hiding accounts in a smaller Swiss regional bank.

Almost three in four millionaires (73%) and almost as many mass-affluent investors (72%) reported being satisfied, up from 72% and 69%, respectively, last year.

Three investment advisory firms have been sanctioned by the SEC for repeatedly ignoring problems with their compliance programs.

Clients’ desire for principal protection plus profit potential has benchmark-based products booming.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to seek comment on a proposal to allow businesses to sell ownership stakes in their companies by soliciting investors over the Internet.

Warren Buffett’s holding company regained its ranking as the favorite stock pick among U.S. and Canadian multimillionaires, beating Apple and fending off the increasing preference for exchange-traded funds.

A great website isn’t so great if no one uses it. On the other hand, if your site is easy to use, it can be your most powerful marketing tool – generating leads, prospects and new clients.

Morgan Stanley picked up two former UBS advisors with a combined $3 million in production.

Financial advisors who specialize manage nearly double the client assets of their peers, according to a study of 7,000 advisors conducted by research firm Cerulli Associates.

The start of the 2014 tax filing season could be postponed by as much as two weeks due to delays caused by the recent closure of the federal government.