In this section we present key findings and insights from our survey questions on practice management and operations, including services offered, the most time-consuming activities, professional designations, custody relationships and documentation trends.
AIG, now majority owned by the U.S. government, is shopping around its indie b/d subsidiary, the AIG Advisor Group. But only a small number of reps affiliated with AIG’s b/d have decided to bail. Why?
Who is responsible for the current economic crisis? Surely, the blame lies squarely with a handful of greedy (most of them) rich executives–and not our collective get-rich-quick society.
The Securities and Exchange Commission named Charles Boucher chief information officer director in the Office of Information Technology, where he will direct the Commission's information technology program and systems. Boucher was previously an...
You've probably heard about that sub-prime sauce your investment banker pals got drunk on. Well, this season, party organizers are getting pretty creative with credit-crisis themed holiday drinks. In its Injection of Liquidity party invite...
According to the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Literacy (CEEL), an overwhelming number of Americans are unable to answer some of the most basic questions about borrowing, interest rates, terminology, and even basic math. One in three...
Smart decisions are based on more than government statistics, agency reports, news releases, interest rates and stock quotes. We've selected a few fascinating statistics here that illuminate the markets, the world of financial services and big...
Wow! During 2008 we witnessed $4 a gallon gasoline, a mortgage industry meltdown, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall from approximately 13,000 to 8,000, and the election of a new president; an African American, no less. And amidst all of these...
