Practice management

These four firms might be able to capture the $350 billion that affluent investors plan to roll over from their workplace retirement savings plan to an IRA.

With the ongoing probes as to how the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act could affect the financial marketplace, Riverside Risk Advisors executives are predicting new margin rules in the derivative sector will have significant impact on pension plan investment transactions.

Top House Democrats attempted to halt momentum Wednesday for a bill to delay by 18 months the derivatives provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

How do advisors know that social media really works? How can an advisor measure the direct impact on his or her practice and bottom line?

Morgan Stanley’s Steven W. Stroker will lead Baird’s wealth management offices in the central region.

At time when more Americans than ever are petrified they won't have enough set aside for retirement, a new LIMRA survey suggests that peace of mind could be just a phone call away.

Whether its establishing a Facebook page to hawk your wares or building a corporate profile on LinkedIn to recruit new employees, social media has been a game-changer for small businesses that have embraced it despite their initial reservations.

With more and more pension plans exiting their domestic equity commitments for a sustainable crutch, plan sponsors stated in a new study that many are looking to long-duration bond vehicles to backup their liability needs.

Advisors Asset Management is reaching out to the 37,000-plus registered reps and independent advisors in its network to help them begin or perhaps expand on their social media endeavors to help improve communication with their clients and attract new advisors to their firms.

Tradar said its portfolio and order management software will become available as a hosted service for fund managers, through Eze Castle Integration.

Markit and Deutsche Bank said they are providing financial research through a single application for iPad users.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said Monday she will step down from her post on July 8.

While Shelby has every right to seek changes to laws that don't work, he should give Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a chance before trying to crush them.

Sixty-three percent of investors said the advisor produces results that align with their family’s goals and risk parameters. Only 17% disapproved of the advisor’s performance.

BNY Mellon announced Monday it hired Mitchell Harris as president of its investment management division.

A pension expert panned federal lawmakers’ efforts to increase oversight of state and local governments’ public pension plans.

Republicans are strongly considering using a rare procedural move to prevent President Obama from making a recess appointment to install a director of the CFPB.

On the one-year anniversary of the Flash Crash, Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary L. Schapiro said the behavior of high-frequency trading firms will be closely scrutinized -- and placing obligations on high-speed traders to maintain markets in stocks "remains on the table.''

But so far, it is not drawing in new demographics.

Ninety percent of advisors said they aren’t doing enough to market and publicize their practice effectively, according to a survey by Peak Advisor Alliance. Most still wary of social media.