Firms Increase Recruiting Efforts for New Advisers
The increased competition for top talent among broker/dealer firms has caused many firms to step up the recruiting initiative, according the latest Cerulli report.
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Finding a Mate
Broker/dealers continue to add products and services to support the retirement plan adviser
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Lopsided Equation
Cerulli report says fee-based compensation increases, but revenues are down
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The More Things Change
As fond as I am of the phrase "the more things change, the more they stay the same," I sometimes question its applicability to the retirement plan space.
UBS to Expand FA Network
UBS Wealth Management Americas has announced plans to develop and grow its Corporate Employee Financial Services (CEFS) business.
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The World Turned Upside Down
The current turmoil threatens broker/dealers as more advisers think about going independent—when the market improves
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Through the Looking Glass
As 2009 rolled in, I think there were hopes that the financial services world would say goodbye to the problems of 2008.
Advisers Planning to Increase Use of Managed Accounts
Although all advisers plan to increase their use of managed accounts, registered representatives at broker-dealer firms are twice as likely to plan on doing so.
Electronic Trading by Institutional Investors Increasingly Common
The use of brokers by institutional investors to execute single stock trades is gradually becoming defunct, giving way to more cost efficient electronic and portfolio trading systems, according...
New Playing Field for Advice
With the so-called Merrill Lynch Rule a thing of the past, some advisers will need to clarify their role, though it's not likely to broadly impact the managed...
Happiest Advisers Found at Edward Jones
Edward Jones ranks highest among 10 financial investment firms in satisfying their financial advisers, receiving particularly high ratings from advisers in support, people and firm performance.