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Robert McCann named UBS Americas' new chairman
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 25, 2015
Robert McCann named UBS Americas' new chairman

Exec will become chairman of UBS Americas, focusing on clients and strategic priorities. Tom Naratil, the group CFO and COO, will become president of UBS Wealth Management Americas and UBS Americas.

By Bruce Kelly
Sallie Krawcheck dishes on being downsized
EQUITIES NOV 24, 2015
Sallie Krawcheck dishes on being downsized

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Citing the rapidly-changing economy, the former Citigroup and Bank of America exec says job insecurity in finance will likely increase.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2015
Here's where your college degree is worth the most

In countries where education is most accessible, your degree is the likely to give you less of a leg up.

By Bloomberg
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 24, 2015
Female breadwinners need advisers' help talking to their partners about money

Having a safe place to discuss financial matters is attractive to female clients, who often don't know where to turn for help.

By Kathleen Burns Kingsbury
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 24, 2015
Mary Jo White: Standing on the shoulders of our predecessors

Mary Jo White, chairwoman of the SEC, believes it is a duty for women to help push each other forward in their careers.

By Mary Jo White
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2015
DOL's fiduciary exemption is not a workable option for advisers

Too complex and cumbersome, provision would exclude investments such as alternatives from list of options.

By Dale Brown
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 23, 2015
Securities America's Wertheim: 9 lessons for making it in the advice business

While there are amazing women in our industry, there's always more we can do to empower women to excel.

By Janine Wertheim
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 23, 2015
Cetera's Erinn Ford: My unlikely path into the financial services industry

Though Ford, now president of Cetera Advisors, faced a daunting Series 24 prep class, she leaned on her parents for many of the early lessons she learned about the industry.

By Erinn Ford
EQUITIES NOV 23, 2015
SEC taking deep dive into role of ETFs in Aug. 24 market drop

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> SEC chairwoman Mary Jo White says the agency is taking a hard look at ETFs' role on Aug. 24, when stocks dropped like a rock, and the agency's trading rules are part of the scrutiny.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 23, 2015
Women lawmakers play an outsized role in policymaking that affects advisers

Percentage of women in Congress similar to their proportion in the advice sector, with plenty of room to grow

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2015
Time for Congress to act on elder abuse

Senior$afe Act seems like a win-win for financial advisers and their elder clients.

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2015
From the C Suite with Commonwealth's Joe Deitch: Recognition he didn't know enough helped him save the firm

The collaborative chairman &#8212; and Tony Award winner &#8212; learned to listen and wait for consensus, at least most of the time.

By Liz Skinner
Four questions hybrid advisers should ask their asset management platform
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2015
Four questions hybrid advisers should ask their asset management platform

As seismic shifts continue to roil the TAMP world, now is a good time to reevaluate and make sure you're getting all you can or should.

By Michael C. Bryan
EQUITIES NOV 22, 2015
Investing in women a worthy strategy

How financial advisers can put this strategy into practice and begin to invest with a gender lens

By Kathleen McQuiggan
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2015
Mentor encouraged adviser's adventure

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2015
The pay gap between the sexes is relatively slim in financial advice

Pay inequity in the industry beats the national median, but the data takes a discouraging turn when looking at firm owners

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2015
Finra's Susan Axelrod: Finding a job you love is what matters

By Susan F. Axelrod
FINTECH NOV 20, 2015
Will Fidelity kill goose that laid the golden egg?

By Alessandra Malito
Cybersecurity for the insecure RIA
OPINION NOV 19, 2015
Cybersecurity for the insecure RIA

Ways to prevent a bad outcome when examiners come to assess your cybersecurity efforts

By Les Abromovitz
UBS scores $2 billion Morgan Stanley team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 19, 2015
UBS scores $2 billion Morgan Stanley team

The third billion-dollar-plus team to leave Morgan this summer is the latest in a series of big swaps.

By Mason Braswell