It’s unlikely that the crisis in the subprime-mortgage market is going unnoticed by some prominent mutual fund managers.
A life insurer known mainly for its fixed annuities has thrown its hat into the variable annuity ring.
The growth of the financial planning profession overseas is in the fast lane, though there are some speed bumps, observers say.
Some insurers are taking away their advisers’ group health insurance and other employment benefits if proprietary-product quotas aren’t met, advisers say.
Advisers are using creative techniques to work within the dense tax code to help their clients reduce their tax payments.
LPL Financial Services Inc.’s plan to acquire three broker-dealers owned by Pacific Life Insurance Co. came as little surprise to many in the industry, though the deal has raised a few key questions, industry observers and advisers say.
As indexes developed specifically for exchange traded funds proliferate, so do concerns about potential conflicts of interest that may exist when index providers reach for extra performance.
Ultrawealthy clients with investible assets of $40 million to $50 million rapidly are emerging as one of the most coveted segments of the wealth management business.
State regulators, led by Massachusetts’ William F. Galvin, are stepping up their attacks on financial scam artists who prey on senior citizens.
Industry observers are worried about the potential effect of an NASD proposal to eliminate the definition of “office of supervisory jurisdiction” and in its place create four new branch-office categories.
