From InvestmentNews
Added on October 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: In the wake of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, is it deal or no deal for advisers looking to sell their firms? Two leading financial advice industry executives gave pointedly different answers to that question Wednesday morning at an industry conference in New York.
From Think Advisor
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Summary: Not long ago, CEOs — especially those at the helms of financial organizations — were perceived as inhabitants of lofty ivory towers, where their importance and superiority kept them isolated and safe from the investing public. And for centuries, the masses accepted it. Then the internet came along and changed everything.
From On Wall Street
Added on October 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley could do little but watch as a team of advisers overseeing $2.2 billion in assets quit last month to start their own shop, the latest in a string of departures that have shifted billions of dollars in assets away from big Wall Street banks.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: It took almost two years for Gretchen Stangier, president of Stangier Wealth Management in Portland, Oregon, to find the right hire. But, she says, the effort has paid off in flexibility, the option of taking on clients with lower minimums, business continuity and a built-in sales plan when she’s ready to retire.
From Financial Advisor
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Summary: There are 40,000 fewer advisers across all channels of the industry than there were in 2008 and more CFPs are over the age of 70 than under the age of 30, Pershing Advisor Solutions CEO Mark Tibergien said at NAPFA's Fall Conference.
