Because the value of most advisory practices is tied in varying degrees to cash flow, revenue and assets advised, most firms are probably worth less today than they were at their peak a year ago.
New features include rates tables with flat rates and cross rates of most-traded currencies and currency pairs, a global economic calendar that lists major economic events that affect currencies and allows filtering by country.
Your business is critical, but it’s not the entirety of your life. What’s important to you? What do you want to accomplish? Since you can’t do everything, what are things would you most like to do?
Several third-party technology providers have banded together and this week launched a new forum to help educate and assist newly independent advisers in their selection of software, hardware and other technology components to complete their back offices.
Our goals are twofold: to help you retain your top clients — who are receiving their shrunken December statements, as well as phone calls from other advisers going after disgruntled clients — and to help you outline your plan for what is likely to be a tough year.
The SEC has designated the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s electronic municipal market access system — or EMMA — as the sole repository in which issuers must file necessary disclosures.
Cabinet NG Inc. a provider of management systems has introduced a hosted product called CNG-ONLINE.
In an open letter released Tuesday, the SEC warned chief executives of registered financial services firms to be vigilant when it comes to keeping their compliance programs in order.
The challenge: Creating a workable and measurable plan when you’re not sure how to start or where you’ll find the time to do the necessary work.
A new service from the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. automates the account setup and maintenance of managed accounts — eliminating an onerous and non-standardized manual process.
A new version of the most comprehensive planning software available from Money Tree Software Ltd. was rolled out with new features this week.
This week, we’re going to find out how a Chicago-area adviser combines wine tasting with an art show held at a local gallery.
EMoney Advisor produces the eMoney 360 and 360Pro wealth- and goal-planning applications used by financial advisers, while Redtail provides a popular web-based client relationship management application intended for advisers.
Agents and advisers are overlooking an opportunity for new life insurance sales: the middle market and minorities, said Catherine H .Smith, chief executive officer of U.S. insurance at ING North America Insurance Corp., in Atlanta.
Once again, it is about the plumbing.
Financial services companies continue to increase their technology spending despite rocky markets and an anemic economy.
UBS Financial and two units of CitiGroup Inc. adopt DTCC's standards-based managed-account system. SEC complees taxonomies for fund prospectuses.
Tough times call for a new way to show client appreciation. Instead of holding an elaborate dinner this year, why not join with clients to give thanks and lend support to a worthy cause?
Seven in 10 financial advisers prefer working for a nationally recognized company over an independent advisory firm, according to a yet-to-be-released survey.
