Practice management

To bridge the gap between traditional retail service staff in the bank branches and the investment advisors, there needs to be a genuine all-for-one mentality.

The potential for internal referrals is the best aspect of working in the bank channel, but most advisors aren't getting the most out of it.

The Salt Lake City-based bank is ramping up its wealth management business with the support of third-party marketing firm PrimeVest Financial Services.

Client appointments should be events.

The CEO of RBC Wealth Management - U.S. discusses his book, which details how to rebuild trust in the advisor industry.

The Supreme Court decision looks and feels monumental to most Americans, even if it just confirmed the status quo, and clients will want to know its likely impact on their budgets, their retirement planning, and the economy.

The regulatory board has revised its fees for various services in order to keep up with resource demands.

Almost half of credit union customers referred family and friends, besting large banks, which had a 32% referral rate.

Macquarie Group has announced several senior leadership appointments as well as 14 additions to its U.S. equity sales and sales trading teams.

As of March 31, U.S. retirement assets totaled $18.9 trillion, up 6.3% from $17.8 trillion in the previous quarter.

Hundreds of delinquent medium-sized RIAs must register with their respective states by today’s SEC deadline or face the prospect of being de-registered as early as Sept. 1.

Steve Sanduski, “The Prosperous Advisor,” says when the markets turn turbulent, great advisors figure exactly what to do and say to calm down their anxious clients.

Frederick (Rick) Wise and Jonathan Block will be joining the firm as managing directors and senior equity research analysts covering healthcare. In addition, Robert Mains has joined the firm as a managing director, providing research coverage of healthcare providers and real estate companies.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is rolling out LinkedIn and Twitter to its full 17,000-member financial advisor force with the aim of helping to make time spent in front of the computer more effective than cold calling client prospects.

The new hires represent only a small fraction of the more than 250 financial planners that Baird has brought on since 2009 and compliment the approximately 15 offices the company has opened in the same period. According to John Mabee, vice chairman of Baird Private Wealth Management, the firm is not looking to stop now.

Hundreds of medium-size RIAs are procrastinating and face the specter of de-registration by the SEC if they do not file for state registration by Thursday.

The T. Rowe Price Personal App for iPhone and iPod touch provides investors the opportunity to manage their accounts and view fund information on the go.

Jackson National Life Insurance launched the Elite Access iPad application, following the rollout of the firm’s newest product offering.

"It's not how much you sell in social media," says Frank Eliason, SVP of social media at Citigroup. "The ROI is in the information that's out there; that leads to change and process improvement."

A new research initiative from the Insured Retirement Institute will promote streamlined licensing and registration processes.