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Atlantic Trust adds advisers, aims to double assets by 2015
It has been six months since Jack Markwalter returned to the chief executive's chair at Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management, the wealth management arm of Invesco Ltd., but he won't be able to turn his full attention to running the firm until next week.
Nationwide gives 200 reps more time to find new B-Ds
Nationwide Financial Network, the sales and marketing arm of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., has pushed back by three months the deadline for 200 independent financial advisers to find new broker-dealers.
A spot of green in a gray environment
If you are feeling depressed about politics, taxes or the stock market, take heart — your own future as a financial adviser is secure.
Putnam launches online calculator for retirement
Putnam Investments has launched an online tool for 401(k) plan participants that will calculate how much they can expect to receive in monthly income after they leave the work force.
What new regulation bodes for retirement
Like the winds of war that swept through the antebellum South in the opening scenes of “Gone with the Wind,” the investment and retirement world we know is changing and about to end badly. New regulation will reshape the landscape in ways that probably will make retirement more difficult for your clients.
Wells Fargo Advisors exec headed for ING
Lynne Ford will join ING Financial Solutions, the revamped annuity and rollover business of ING Groep NV, as…
Prudential may pursue deal for ING’s U.S. retirement biz, a Wells analyst predicts
A Wells Fargo Securities analyst has speculated that Prudential Financial Inc. may target ING's U.S. retirement business as an acquisition.
Advisers need flexible social-media guidelines
Here is a brain teaser for you: How should compliance rules apply to financial advice professionals who use popular social-media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter?
Taking tips from Madison Avenue
During the worst of the market meltdown, surveys showed that three-quarters of high-net-worth investors were ready to jump ship and find a new adviser.
Amid flood of donor-fund assets for Haiti, a plea to stay the course
Wealthy individuals have been directing their donor-advised funds to contribute to Haiti relief efforts, and advisers are meeting…
Fidelity watchers ponder succession at the family firm
Although Fidelity executives last week quelled rumors about the potential departure of president Rodger Lawson, observers noted that the larger question about the firm is who will take over when chairman and chief executive Edward C. “Ned” Johnson III, 79, retires.
ING to sell stripped-down VA with stripped-down commission
ING plans to replace its traditional variable-annuity offering with a simplified product that comes with a scaled-back commission.
MSSB duo defects to RBC
Two senior financial advisers from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney have left RBC Wealth Management.
Margie Patel: Why equities are a good bet — despite their recent run
Even though equities are already riding the stock market's rally since March, they are still too attractive to ignore, according to Margie Patel, who manages nearly $1 billion in two balanced funds for Evergreen Investments.
Dollar’s rally may spell trouble for foreign funds
With the U.S. dollar staging a surprising rally, investors who have piled into foreign stock and bond funds may get burned, some market watchers say.
Corporate earnings will eclipse expectations, optimists contend
Forget the “new normal” of lower profit growth. Many market watchers expect corporate profits to surpass even…
Four marketing resolutions for 2010
With the holidays closing in, New Year's resolutions seem to be in order.
WisdomTree international ETF offers forex hedge
WisdomTree Investments Inc. last week launched an exchange-traded fund for investors who want to maintain exposure to international…
Don Pitti was an industry pioneer – and a generous friend
When my wife passed away, a good friend offered his condolences and said that the world was a…
When the middle class gets angry, watch out
For good reason, U.S. populism has earned a negative reputation over the years.
