Looking out for No. 1 | Copyright Andrew Burton, Getty Images BlackRock is not only the largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management, but it is also the asset management company that most financial professionals want...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s recently announced review of firms’ internal compliance culture, as well as its recent crackdown of repeat offenders and the firms that employ them, has caused grumbling throughout the industry. Bu...

Today’s best offices of supervisory jurisdiction deploy professional business consultants, guerrilla marketing and innovative transition strategies to large pools of independent brokers. 

MetLife said goodbye to its insurance agents this week, with the announcement to sell its Premier Client Group to MassMutual for about $300 million. The move could lead other insurers to divest their captive broker/dealers, as they focus their...

Resistance is futile. Advisors have moved past the denial stage, and are realizing the dominance of digital advice. Nine in 10 RIAs believe robo advisors will become more prevalent in financial services over the next two years, according t...

MetLife will sell its U.S. advisor force to MassMutual Financial Group for about $300 million, the company announced Monday...

Feb 26 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's board of governors has approved a plan that would require brokerage firms to disclose how much they mark up the price of most bonds they sell to retail customers, the Wall Street watchdog...

The money man. Former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL running back Eddie George announced that he plans to open an advisory firm called Edward N. George Wealth Management to help young professional athletes with their finances. “When I came...

MetLife is in discussions to sell its U.S. advisor force to MassMutual Financial Group, the company announced Thursday morning. No timetable has been set for an agreement, MassMutual said in a statement. MetLife has 4,000 advisors, according to...

For advisors who sell products with trailing commission payments, such the sale of an annuity in an individual retirement account, their ongoing compensation may be subject to forfeiture under the Department of Labor’s (DOL) upcoming...