Wealth management

The products will have the same management and research teams as the firm's similarly named mutual funds.

An advisor whose family has been “irrevocably harmed by police brutality” calls on industry peers and their clients to spark positive change.

Advisor Zaneilia Harris has come to a bleak conclusion.

Don’t expect significant changes anytime soon to longstanding complaints about conflicts of interest in the “issuer pay” model of the ratings business.

Nicole Pullen Ross also heads an initiative to handle wealth management for athletes and entertainers.

Age-based portfolios were susceptible to market volatility — and some clients have pulled out college savings.

Everything from compliance to admin work is part of the job, and advisors have to “figure this out by themselves or find a third party,” a planner says.

The pandemic is prompting financial advisors to use video messages, webinars and even board games to connect with clients and prospects, Hightower Chief Marketing Officer Abby Salameh says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Podcast.

Practitioners say it’s too hard to use, too pricey and doesn’t meet the pandemic-economy moment. This, and other findings of our annual research.

Among our findings, advisors are (finally) embracing chatbots and robo advisors.

Under Lauren Schadle’s tenure, the association rolled out its OneFPA initiative while also dealing with declining membership.

The change is one of several made to the board’s disciplinary reporting process following a report by an independent task force that found “systemic, long-standing, governance-level weaknesses.”

The firm plans to reshape how it lends to billionaire clients, especially loans that are backed by hard-to-sell assets.

The moves also indicate advisors are more willing to make a career change following a recruiting slowdown due to the coronavirus.

The firm experienced record call volumes earlier this year.

The firm joins a growing number of asset managers offering hidden-asset products.

More than 300 reps have switched BDs so far this year, with LPL and Cambridge Investment Research completing the two largest grabs.

The team is staffing a new office in California for the boutique wealth manager.

A planner's casual query about his workspace prompted a rousing discussion in an online chatroom. The conclusions that emerged suggest a reimagined physical and virtual space for planners to meet clients.

The venture fund comes just months after UBS named ING's Ralph Hamers, an outspoken champion of digital banking as its next CEO.