Risk management

Offices remain open and monthly Social Security checks will go out on time despite the partial shutdown.

The more efficient firms can be in their marketing and sales activities, the more effective they will be.

Growing firms need professional management, but chief operating officers with advisory experience are hard to find.

The program could see benefit cuts and undergo significant changes in the future, and this poses a problem for seniors who depend on it for their main source of retirement income.

Distributors may be demanding more support in the areas of investor education, risk management and governance.

The data firm launches a new risk analysis tool, the Global Risk Model, to compete with Riskalyze.

The insurance-related securities market has grown as pension and hedge funds seek diversified bets less tied to interest rate or stock market swings.

In addition, the advisor technology company released three new features and updated its interface.

Small company stocks stumbled in the very recent past but have outperformed over the long term.