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In the space of just a few hours, regulators issued -- and banks condemned -- guidance meant to clarify the impact of the Volcker rule on small institutions.

The largest publicly traded U.S. auto insurer, said pension obligations will reduce fourth-quarter earnings by $100 million to $125 million on costs tied to lump-sum payments for retiring staff.

As Wal-Mart Stores Inc. faces a worker backlash over pay and working conditions, Swedish retailer Ikea Group is stepping up rewards to keep staff happy

Wealthy investors with young children share a number of key characteristics, needs and values that set them apart. Make sure you understand them.

The IRS has issued guidance on rollovers within a retirement plan to designated Roth IRAs in the same plan.

During his final press conference as chairman, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke cited progress made over the past twelve months, but left the door open to further changes.

The New York-based platform outsourcer and service provider for large wealth management firms is beefing up its business development team, vowing to become much more aggressive in going after new clients.

The SEC said Tuesday that it has "increased its attention to securities violations by municipalities and other participants in the market for securities of cities and other governmental issuers," but did not give any statistics.

Companies usually keep a low profile when the SEC investigates them. Robert DePalo decided to sue.

Unlike many ultrahigh-net-worth individuals and families, the new rich rely primarily on income from their jobs for their wealth.

Seeking to avoid the "embarrassment," "annoyance" and "expense" of a lawsuit, the CFP Board is asking a federal judge to quash most requests for documents and depositions from two planners who are suing the organization.

Whether you are planning to sell your business to an outside party, thinking of implementing an internal succession plan to transfer ownership to the next generation, or considering the strategic acquisition of another wealth management firm, an understanding of the true drivers of valuation is critical.

Only 42% of couples who have advisors work with them jointly, according to a new Fidelity study. Here's one way to fix the problem.

They’ve been called egotistic, impatient and self-entitled -- and they have a notoriously bad reputation when it comes to saving -- but advisors want them.

Program to focus on marketplace risks, 2014 SEC enforcement priorities and other topics.

Financial institutions need to tread lightly; it's very easy to miss the mark when offering loans and related services to women.

Less than two weeks after Illinois lawmakers broke through decades of gridlock and passed a bill to bolster the worst-funded U.S. state pension system, taxpayers are already seeing the benefits.

Activist investor Carl Icahn’s attempt to get Apple Inc. to return money to shareholders was criticized by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension.

Rules, as they say, are made to be broken. Yet as financial planning has grown as a profession, collective thinking has coalesced around a few solid pieces of advice. A panel at the Morningstar Investment Conference on Friday set out to debunk some of those rules and establish new guidelines. Here are a few of the biggest myths they tackled.

Additional guidance from the SEC should provide some clarity to how the proposed trading restrictions under its new municipal advisor registration rule apply to municipal issuers, a securities industry official said.