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UBS O’Connor, the UBS AG unit with $5.2 billion of assets, plans to open its first Asia-focused hedge fund to investors later this year, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

Although a good chunk of our lives is spent at work, it is surprising that so few people actually put much time into evaluating their career options.Here are six fundamental questions most people neglect to ask themselves before selecting a career.

The IRS has temporarily stopped sending out tax refunds and the Tax Court has suspended operations as lawmakers in Congress continue their fiscal battle.

VisionPoint Advisory Group is looking to use the giant independent broker-dealer as a base to expand by recruiting more advisors.

BNY Mellon has announced the launch of an enhanced distribution "waterfall" capability as part of its private equity fund services.

Bloomberg -- Bank of America Corp., the second- largest U.S. lender by assets, completed the merger of its Merrill Lynch & Co. subsidiary into the parent company to simplify the corporate structure.

Bloomberg -- Pimco's Bill Gross said the U.S. will avoid a “catastrophic” default on Treasury securities even if lawmakers fail to extend the debt limit on the nation’s debt.

Women, in particular single, divorced and widowed women, face different retirement challenges than men and can often benefit from a different type of counseling.

The independent broker-dealer network, which would be the nation's fourth-largest IBD if all its component businesses were consolidated, has named a 42-year-old internal candidate.

The vast majority of Americans 25 and older with more than $200,000 in investable assets surveyed in the Allianz Life 2013 Investor Market Perceptions Study say they are seeking some form of protection from losses as they accumulate assets for retirement.

Independent RIAs in the increasingly competitive -- and lucrative -- San Francisco Bay Area market may have to raise their game, according to a leading investment banker.

The Federal government shutdown will leave most agencies overseeing the bond market mostly operational in the near-term, but the municipal advisor rule’s implementation will be delayed and issuers are worried that Build America Bond payments might be cut off or delayed.

Pimco's Bill Gross said the U.S. will avoid a “catastrophic” default on Treasury securities even if lawmakers fail to raise the debt ceiling.

Rob Goldman founded Goldman Small Cap Research (GSCR)-not affiliated with Goldman Sachs-in 2009. He has over 20 years of investment and research experience as a senior research analyst and as a portfolio and mutual fund manager.

There is an abundance of technology available for financial planners and their practices. This hasn’t always been the case, but now the selections are almost endless. Here's how new solo planner Dave Grant decides what to use.

Case studies can be a great way to communicate the reasons a client should work with you -- as long as they want to read all the way to the end.

Atlanta Capital and PFM say they will offer more concierge services to families with less than $20 million in AUM.

Bloomberg -- A partisan stalemate that partially shut down the U.S. government may lessen the appetite of lawmakers for risking a debt default later this month.

For a business owner looking to retire, a succession within the family is the most beneficial arrangement, but this can be emotionally charged.

The hires are part of BNY Mellon’s campaign to increase its nationwide sales force and add private and mortgage bankers and other professionals in top U.S. wealth markets.