Tag: Business model

A new name, logo and redesigned website are the former Lincoln Trust’s latest steps in building its retirement business brand.

J. David Ballard has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer of Cetera Financial Group, effective April 13.

A recent Cerulli Associates report assesses whether eRIAs, also known as robo-advisers, could be challenged in the medium and long terms by a “first-mover effect.”

A new LIMRA study finds many financial advisers prefer to do business with financial product wholesalers who work together as a team across internal and external distribution channels.

New merger and acquisition (M&A) data from Schwab Advisor Services finds the pace of deals in the registered investment adviser (RIA) industry remained steady in 2014.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has proposed a state law requiring financial advisers to disclose whether they put their own financial interests ahead of their clients’ needs.

Advisers are aging—and few have a succession plan, or even a grip on how to sell, merge or add to their practice, say the creators of RIA Match...

Formerly known as the DC Advisory Program, the retirement plan consulting business of UBS Wealth Management Americas has been renamed UBS Retirement Plan Consulting Services.

Destel-Bergen Corporation is merging its retirement plan administrative services practice into DWC.

CAPTRUST and Pensionmark Retirement Group will create a new entity intended to be the industry’s premier platform for retirement plan advisers.

Financial advisers are not adequately preparing to deliver advanced digital capabilities to meet the expectations of younger generations of investors, according to Aite Group research.

Updated training and networking capabilities offered through Social Security Timing, the Social Security software, help advisers sharpen their expertise in creating retirement income strategies for clients.

An expanded advisory practice management program from OneAmerica offers strategies in areas such as sales and marketing, branding, human resources (HR), client services and operations.

Should advisers be more careful of the phrases they use with plan participants? Most agree that lofty statements, technical terms, and jargon should be avoided.

Advisers who encounter some thorny practice problems can turn to a wholesaler, findings of a LIMRA survey suggest.

Nicole Spinelli has been appointed to lead the newly created WISE organization—dedicated to supporting “the unique needs of female advisers and clients” across Lincoln Financial Network’s businesses.

Four regional vice presidents have been added to the intermediary sales team of CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions.

President Barack Obama said he expects opposition from special interest groups to the pending fiduciary rule, even though specifics of the rulemaking have not yet been disclosed.

Financial services provider OneAmerica added three regional sales staff to support the realignment of its field services and national accounts teams.

Schwab Intelligent Technologies signed agreements with Orion Advisor Services and Redtail Technology to establish additional technology integrations benefiting registered investment advisers.