Practice management

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Wirehouse advisors managing more than $1.1 billion in assets have moved over to Wells Fargo.

High-net-worth women are savvier about alternative investment choices than their male counterparts, says a study by New York Life MainStay Investments.

John Taft, head of RBC wealth management in the U.S., weighs in on extending fiduciary responsibility to broker-dealers, saying any extension must account for the distinct business practices of the sector.

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Two Florida planners drop antitrust claims against CFP Board to shield clients; Board still wants client names

In a two-week period, Ameriprise has recruited five advisors managing more than $600 million.

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Credit Suisse Group added private banking to its operations in Toronto as the lender seeks to win business from Canada’s wealthiest individuals.

Discounted cash flow is the most important valuation method financial advisors can use, according to strategic consultant David DeVoe.

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Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management recruited a private banker and managing director from J.P. Morgan to open a new office in Dallas.

Advocates are calling on the head of the SEC to move forward with a uniform fiduciary proposal, even if that means pushing the rules through a divided commission split along party lines.

One reason so many federal thrifts have switched to other charters is that the Qualified Thrift Lender test impedes their commercial lending. However, a top regulator says he wants it eliminated.

Baird picked up a branch manager from Wells Fargo and a regional advisor managing about $150 million in assets.

Morgan Stanley landed an advisor team managing $1.1 billion in assets.

Linda Fienberg, the head of FINRA's contentious dispute resolution division, will step down from the organization at the end of November.

Storing sensitive material on the Internet makes it a target for hackers, but the password gaming that appears to have been behind the theft of celebrities' photos could happen to any server, on or off the cloud.

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In client communications, wealth management professionals should be careful about using personal information and other data that could strike clients as "creepy," a new report finds.