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Danger, Will Robinson! Will robots take over the financial advice industry?
FINTECH DEC 01, 2015
Danger, Will Robinson! Will robots take over the financial advice industry?

MarketCounsel panelists agree that in the future, human advice will be integrated with digital platforms and technology to improve financial planning.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hedge funds are waking up to redemptions
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
Hedge funds are waking up to redemptions

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The trend of redemptions could mark a turning point for pricey hedge fund strategies that sometimes underperform.

By Jeff Benjamin
A more reachable retirement savings target: 60% of pre-retirement income
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
A more reachable retirement savings target: 60% of pre-retirement income

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Instead of needing 80% of your pre-retirement income, you can probably make it with 60%.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 01, 2015
How U.S. health-care costs stack up against the rest of the world

Americans spend an average of $9,146 a year on health care.

By Bloomberg
$25B institutional money manager takes a leap into retail
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
$25B institutional money manager takes a leap into retail

Three mutual funds just the start for Pzena Investment Management.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC's fiduciary standard expected in October 2016
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2015
SEC's fiduciary standard expected in October 2016

Five years after Dodd-Frank, agency puts issue on official calendar, signaling the rule is a priority.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH DEC 01, 2015
Betterment hits $3 billion AUM, blows past start-up competition

Chief executive Jon Stein says growth driven by consumer demand.

By Alessandra Malito
ETFS NOV 30, 2015
Eaton Vance announces rollout of first NextShares

By John Waggoner
Gibson Smith, Janus fixed income CIO, to leave in March 2016
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 30, 2015
Gibson Smith, Janus fixed income CIO, to leave in March 2016

Manager who helped build the firm's fundamental fixed-income business, didn't manage Bill Gross.

By Randy Diamond
ETFS NOV 30, 2015
How Vanguard pulls billions from Wall Street every year

While Washington has long been debating how to reform big Wall Street banks, Vanguard is quietly doing just that as the company and its army of index funds remove about $20 billion a year in revenue from the financial industry.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 30, 2015
The economic impact of global warming is heating up

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: According to the COP21 conference in Paris this week, global warming is on a pace to eventually hurt the economy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Calamos restructures in bid to stem outflows, improve profits
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 30, 2015
Calamos restructures in bid to stem outflows, improve profits

Co-CIO Gary Black, others, depart even as performance improves.

By Bloomberg
Portfolio rebalancing breakdown
FINTECH NOV 30, 2015
Portfolio rebalancing breakdown

By Alessandra Malito
Pimco CEO Hodge sees revenue pickup in 2016 on 'renewal,' new products
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 30, 2015
Pimco CEO Hodge sees revenue pickup in 2016 on 'renewal,' new products

Pimco's revenue will grow next year as the firm goes through a &quot;renewal&quot; and widens its mix of products, chief executive Douglas Hodge said.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock's iShares taking in money fast and furious
ETFS NOV 30, 2015
BlackRock's iShares taking in money fast and furious

For the first time, fund manager saw roughly equal deposits into equity and fixed-income ETFs as investor demand for bond products increased.

By Bloomberg
Here's the price advisers pay for ignoring boring email archives
FINTECH NOV 30, 2015
Here's the price advisers pay for ignoring boring email archives

Failure to report electronic records could lead to violation of regulators' rules.

By Alessandra Malito
How automation and integration can turn advisory firms into well-oiled machines
FINTECH NOV 30, 2015
How automation and integration can turn advisory firms into well-oiled machines

Advisers that resist embracing a truly integrated technology platform are missing out

By Leslie D. Thompson
Finra official says agency there to discipline, not punish
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 30, 2015
Finra official says agency there to discipline, not punish

Finra says it is more interested in supervisory lapses, suitability issues with complex products and selling away than big-money fraud.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2015
Should you take a cue from Mark Zuckerberg's generous philanthropic plan?

New research shows giving time and money in one's later years could even be the key to retirement happiness.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2015
Giving the missing link to retirement happiness?

Zuckerbergs' generous philanthropic announcement may spark client conversations about donating time and money, which research shows can boost retiree fulfillment.

By Liz Skinner