Tag: Compensation

The federal court system will hear a case challenging Pennsylvania’s mandatory retirement age for judges.

Through a national “listening tour," Transamerica Retirement Services has identified the most common trends among financial advisers in the retirement industry.

According to Geoffrey Ward, National Director of the MetLife Pension Resource Center, the retirement plan advisory business has transformed from one that sells products to one that takes on...

Financial advisers who cut their fees during market downturns, a practice referred to as 'sympathy pricing,' are hurting their businesses in both the long and short terms, a...

With fee disclosure rules leading many to predict fee compression for advisers, how can you justify charging more than the average? What does it take to become “the...

UBS Wealth Management Americas is rolling out a number of enhancements in its multi-year technology roadmap for the equity compensation plan services business.

A judge this week dismissed a case alleging that because brokers are being paid for investment advice by 12(b)-1 fees, they should also be registered as investment advisers. 

A federal judge is likely to approve a $32 million settlement against Wells Fargo & Co. in a suit brought by female financial advisers who claim they were...

Without question the retirement plan industry has prospered from the long-standing practice of relying heavily – and in some situations, completely - on asset-based fees. ...

A bias lawsuit by black financial advisers accusing Merrill Lynch of discrimination has been thrown out.

Financial regulatory agencies are requesting public comment on a proposed rule that would ensure regulated financial institutions design incentive compensation arrangements to take account of risk. 

Advisers who offer lower fees to attract clients are finding it difficult to raise the fees to acceptable levels, contends a report from PriceMetrix.

Fee disclosure regulations coming in 2011 and 2012 may seem daunting, but they also abound in opportunities.

The Newport Group introduced a Focus on Total Rewards benchmarking analysis, which provides comprehensive intelligence about executive benefits.

After two years of contraction, hiring in the asset and wealth management industry rebounded in 2010, and compensation is set to show modest gains, according to a new...

Compensation in the asset management industry is rebounding after two difficult years, according to a review by Greenwich Associates and Johnson Associates.

Relying on a financial adviser outside the plan was the preference for 37.5% of the roughly 6,000 plan sponsor respondents to PLANSPONSOR’s annual Defined Contribution...

Fifty percent of U.S.-based financial services professionals are expecting higher bonuses for this year’s performance as compared to last year, according to a new survey.

Aon Corp. announced today that it will resume accepting various forms of compensation for its brokerage business where appropriate.

Commissions paid by institutional investors to brokers on trades of U.S. equities are falling far short of projections to this point in 2010, according to Greenwich Associates.