Practice management

Newport Beach, California, where four ranking lifeguards earned more than the town’s $109,677 median household income in 2012, may partially disband its municipal ocean rescue to deal with rising pension costs.

The state, which shoulders one of the biggest pension burdens, is bucking the wave of local governments trimming the benefits.

A former JPMorgan Chase executive was barred from the brokerage industry for allegedly passing inside information on corporate mergers to a friend, FINRA said.

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The $1.3 billion Rockville, Md., advisory firm has added two prominent advisors to its team, adding roughly $50 million to Highline's assets under management.

The FPA and other organizations calling for stricter regulatory oversight of investment advisors reacted with dismay to the omnibus federal spending bill unveiled this week, which they say will leave the SEC unable to effectively police the industry and protect investors.

America's emerging millionaires are well positioned for asset growth but are also in need of more financial planning, according to research released Wednesday by Fidelity.

High-net-worth investors have increased their number of provider relationships, according to Cerulli Associates.

In addition to relieving the shortage of advisors, junior brokers increase an investment program's advisor productivity, boost program revenue and fatten profits.

UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, expects to boost client assets in the U.K. this year even as Swiss competitors try to break into London's $1.2 trillion private wealth market to help counter withdrawals at home.

If your clients run into one of these guys, they just may leave you to make the change to fee-based.

Financial services firms' 2014 plans center on product lines, distribution capabilities and technology, according to a survey done by Cerulli Associates.

The move is part of a shift of emphasis from life insurance "to a more well-rounded protection and retirement planning approach."

Self-employed individuals and small-business owners may not meet the requirements of new mortgage rules that went into effect Friday and could face hurdles obtaining new home loans.

A new PriceMetrix study outlines critical factors for keeping clients connected.

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In the bank channel, fee-based business is the Woodstock of strategies--everyone says they're doing it, but few really are.

If you asked your clients to describe you and your practice in two sentences, would you like what they have to say? Would they even be able to describe you or your practice in two sentences?

The SEC is putting advisors on notice that its examiners will cast a wide net in their reviews of investment advisors over the coming year.

Joseph Dear, chief investment officer of California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension plan, is taking leave to continue personal health treatments.