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Thomas Phillips has been registered with Wells Fargo Advisors since April 29.

William McKenna is the latest of a series of additions to UBS’ advisor ranks, having become registered with the firm on April 28.

Allianz Life Insurance Co., the largest annuity provider in the U.S. with more than $2 billion in sales last year, this week announced a strategic partnership with seven broker-dealers that will add its Allianz Retirement ProSM variable annuity to their advisory platforms.

How is a financial advisor supposed to go through the array of annuity products on offer and find the best ones for each client’s investment and retirement needs, especially when many of the products on offer are changing almost every year?

Biggest users are those at traditional wirehouses, with a penetration rate of 94.9%, a survey by Kasina and Horsesmouth finds.

The Commission may cap and rename the marketing fees charged to fund investors.

The timing of such a nomination could not be better for the president, who is now flush with political capital after the death of Osama bin Laden.

Banks continued to ease lending standards over the first quarter due in part to increased competition and a less uncertain economic outlook, a Fed survey found Monday.

Ahead of its annual meeting Tuesday, Wells Fargo has urged shareholders to reject proposals that would split its top executive's duties and address possible conflicts of ...

With the return of premium valuations, weak loan demand, and new regulatory burdens, weary bankers are finding that the most appealing option is selling.

Lord Abbett has launched the Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will revisit 12b-1 fees in July, potentially putting a cap of 25 basis points on them and renaming them to clearly indicate their use for marketing purposes, said SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter.

Harbor Funds on Monday announced two new funds, the Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund, to be managed by Stone Harbor Investment Partners, and the Harbor Convertible Securities Fund, to be managed by Shenkman Capital Management.

Emotions are mixed near the site of Sept. 11.

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The United States' economy has "in absolute and relative terms been a better bet" than other economies around the globe -- and the death of Osama Bin Laden may well change how the rest of the world looks at America's prospects, CNBC Analyst and Commentator Ron Insana said Monday morning.

Baird announced on Monday that it added a team of four to its Portland, Oregon wealth management office.

For the financial services industry, for Wall Street, the impact has special meaning.

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Warren "Bud" Wilson, John Kwiatkowski and Valerie D’Addona have formed the Greenbrier Wealth Management Group for Raymond James and established a practice in Raymond James & Associates’ Westlake Village branch.

According to data compiled for IRI by Morningstar, Inc., new sales were $136.6 billion in 2010, up 10.3% from 2009, when new sales totaled $123.9 billion. What’s more, assets reached an all-time high of $1.5 trillion, finally lifting the variable annuity industry above the pre-crisis levels of the third quarter of 2007.