The hottest trend over the past 18 months has been the breakaway broker, the wirehouse advisor who leaves his firm to either become an RIA or to affiliate with an independent broker/dealer. The turmoil on Wall Street, the giant mergers of...
The renewal plan for turning around the asset-gathering-challenged UBS Wealth Management Americas should be released within two weeks.
Your clients may fear a huge tax bite after President Obama signed historic health care legislation into law this week. After all, the legislation calls for taxes and fees on high-net-worth individuals and households to cover 22 percent of its ...
FINRA shut down Gunn Allen Financial Monday morning for failing to meet net capital requirements. The Tampa-based independent b/d, which has had a history of legal and regulatory trouble, was warned on Friday that it would have to cease operations...
The Certified Financial Planner designation is about to become more challenging to obtain. The Board of Standards this month approved a new prerequisite for its two-day certification exam: a 45-hour capstone course on financial planning. But...
