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Brokerages next big threat? Portfolios-to-go
Expedia tripped up travel agents. Mapquest routed map makers. Netflix killed the video stores. Now comes portfolios-to-go. The question: are these prepackaged investment models phenomenon or fad?
iPad mania at John Hancock?
Firm's wealth management unit gives each of its wholesalers the Apple tablet; there go the three-ring binders
Barclays on a tear, adds $4B with new advisers
Barclays Wealth announced today that it has hired on 14 new financial advisers who will work out of the firm's offices in New York, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston.
The lifestages of your practice: Getting started
Going independent has never been easier, but there are still a host of issues to consider. This first installment of a four-part special report explores the ins-and-outs of starting your own practice.
Estate tax limbo is keeping lawyers busy
With fewer than a dozen weeks remaining until the end of the year, estate attorneys are scrambling to make sure that ultrarich families who have lost a family member this year make the most of 2010's unusual estate tax lapse
ASPPA announces winner of adviser leadership award
The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries yesterday named Michael J. Malone, an adviser at MJM401K, the…
Wells Fargo on the prowl for wealth management buys
Wells Fargo & Co. may expand by taking over non-bank companies, including wealth-management or insurance businesses, chief executive officer John Stumpf said.
Wilmington Trust sues former HNW team in move to Citi
Wilmington Trust Co., the Delaware bank founded by the du Pont family and being bought by M&T Bank Corp., sued three former company vice presidents who defected to Citigroup Inc., allegedly with proprietary data.
Two notable exits at Fidelity
Fidelity Investments is losing two top executives. Tony Ryan, chief administrative officer, has left the firm, and Jack…
Mariner sails as asset manager on the lookout for acquisitions
While he's too modest to boast about being a successful entrepreneur, Marty Bicknell is the first to admit that he's a poor prognosticator
Citigroup loses head of wealth unit
Deborah McWhinney apparently has had enough of the wealth management business
Citigroup’s McWhinney bows out as wealth management boss
Former Schwab exec taking on back-office role at Citi; reassignment seen as blow for bank's remaining advisers
Wealth management seen vaulting UBS back into the black
Despite end of secret bank accounts, Swiss banking giant starting to attract more money from rich clients; profit margins still 'fairly poor'
iPad mania at John Hancock
The 200 wholesalers at the U.S. wealth management division of John Hancock Financial Services Inc. started the year…
Schooling in the finer things
Who says continuing financial education has to be dull? Chartis Inc., American International Group Inc.’s property/casualty unit,…
Partnering helps bring assets in the door for UBS
UBS Wealth Management wants its high-end financial advisers to partner with its retail advisers to attract additional client assets — and it is making it worthwhile for the advisers who successfully pair up.
Joe Montana’s private bank taps former Citi exec
Modern Bank NA, a lender to the wealthy where former football quarterback Joe Montana is vice chairman, hired Citigroup Inc. veteran Damian Kozlowski to lead a turnaround after almost $30 million of losses in five years.
UBS hires MSSB hedge fund wiz
Jerry Pascucci, the chief investment officer for alternative investments at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, is joining the…
Vanguard pairing 401(k) investors with CFPs
Participants in some 401(k) retirement plans managed by Vanguard Group Inc. now have access to advice from certified financial planners.
The next frontiers in wealth management
As we enter the New Year, financial advisers are probably asking themselves about the strength of the recovery and whether their firm is positioned to capture new clients and talent
