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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Are your clients as wealthy as they are rich?

3 questions about their clients' goals advisers need to consider

By Joe Duran
Ex-F-Squared CEO's conduct 'did not cause loss or harm to anyone': lawyers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Ex-F-Squared CEO's conduct 'did not cause loss or harm to anyone': lawyers

Howard B. Present “acted in good faith” when he led F-Squared Investments, the firm that said it misled clients about its investing track record during his tenure, lawyers for the former executive said in court filings.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Wall Street bonuses up 3%, even as banks pay millions in legal settlements
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Wall Street bonuses up 3%, even as banks pay millions in legal settlements

Industry adds jobs in New York City for the first time since 2011.

By Bloomberg
Goodbye wealth management, hello financial life management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Goodbye wealth management, hello financial life management

For professionals working with clients on life and investment choices, it's time for a new category to capture what they do.

By Joe Duran
BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2015
Art Tambaro, former Royal Alliance chief, returns to the securities industry

Longtime industry exec to use Cetera's First Allied as broker-dealer in setting up OSJ.

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2015
Merrill to pay $400,000 over telemarketing compliance shortfall

New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation says B-Ds do not 'fully understand' how to comply with telemarketing rules.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH MAR 23, 2015
Robo-advisers transform from threat to tool

Forward-thinking advisers and robo-advice platforms are finding middle ground that could be a boost for all involved.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Tony Robbins pumps up advisers

Offers a glimpse of coaching program and outlines industry goals.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH MAR 22, 2015
Know the cyberrisks to thwart them

There's more to cybercrime than stealing client data, such as reputational risks to your brand

By Jennifer Openshaw
Where are the women? Bridging the gender gap in the advice business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2015
Where are the women? Bridging the gender gap in the advice business

Tips for what advisers can do to build awareness of who they are, what they do and what they represent.

By lkonish
Alternative investing education grows in stride with fast-growing liquid alts space
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2015
Alternative investing education grows in stride with fast-growing liquid alts space

Wirehouses and broker-dealers are seen as the next area of expansion for year-old program.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley's Hunger Games-inspired video they don't want you to see
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2015
Morgan Stanley's Hunger Games-inspired video they don't want you to see

The straitlaced wirehouse pulled the plug on this 10-minute spoof of the popular "Hunger Games" series. But did it go too far? You decide.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2015
Tax season a nightmare for gay couples

Supreme Court decision could help but it will be too late.

By Bloomberg
RIAS MAR 20, 2015
Convergent, rocked by suicide of CEO, announces replacement

A little over two months after the suicide of its CEO, $8.4 billion RIA Convergent appoints chief operating officer Douglas Wolford as a replacement.

By Mason Braswell
SEC shuts down ex-broker's attempt to start RIA from jail
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2015
SEC shuts down ex-broker's attempt to start RIA from jail

David Cacchione almost got a second chance at a career in the securities industry through a registered investment adviser.

By Mason Braswell
SEC audit of Girard Securities focusing on supervision of branch offices
BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2015
SEC audit of Girard Securities focusing on supervision of branch offices

Girard Secuirities is being audited by the SEC, which is focusing on the firm's supervision of branch offices. CEO suggests move is part of larger investigation.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2015
Ohio State's Cardale Jones: 'No' to the NFL, 'yes' to financial planning

A college football star wants to be a financial planner.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2015
SEC charges San Diego-based investment adviser with fraud

Complaint alleges Total Wealth Management put 75% of client assets into funds that paid the firm an undisclosed kickback.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2015
House panel seeks to freeze SEC budget

Subcommittee set to vote on funding as adviser group hits Capitol Hill to lobby for more

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2015
How to talk to clients who have just been widowed

70% of widows leave their advisers after their spouse dies, so here's advice to maintain these relationships

By Kathleen M. Rehl