If advisor technology firms competed over advisor dashboards and client portals in 2014, and for control over the advisor integration hub in 2015, the arms race in 2016 is to help advisors comply with the Department...
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Great American Life Insurance Company has introduced a new fee-based fixed indexed annuity with an optional guaranteed income rider that the firm says meets the compensation requirements of the Department of Labor’s...
A lawsuit filed against the Department of Labor by nine plaintiffs in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has received a lot of public attention; these groups aim to challenge the entire rule—a feat many see as a long...
Over the next five years, household assets are expected to increase by $89 trillion in the 25 top markets, pumping $50 trillion into the wealth industry, according to new research by Roubini ThoughtLab. But if wealth advisors and investment firms...
A divided Federal Reserve left its policy rate unchanged for a sixth straight meeting, saying it would wait for more evidence of progress toward its goals, while projecting that an increase is still likely by year-end...
If the events of the last 15 years post 9/11 have taught us anything, it's that we live in a highly uncertain world where everything from natural calamities to man-made tragedies can — and unfortunately all too frequently do &mdash...
It's still not your father's financial advisor, but the XY Planning Network is starting to look a lot more grown up. ...
JPMorgan Chase & Co said it had hired and would take a stake in InvestCloud, which provides software that makes online transactions easier for customers with banking and investment accounts...
Advisors contemplating the move to independence have a lot to weigh as the change isn’t for everyone...
Business continuity and disaster planning has been a focus of the Securities and Exchange Commission in its examinations of Registered Investment Advisors in recent years, following the impact of disasters such as Hurricane Sandy on advisors in...
