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Summary: RIAs have drawn advisors and assets from the wirehouses and other brokerage segments at an impressive pace; Aite Group, the Boston-based research firm, notes the independent RIA channel is the only one in the industry to grow market share since the crash, taking a 13.7 percent share of $17 trillion in client assets in 2013.
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Summary: If you have realized that your conflict with your partner isn’t going away, that self-awareness bodes well. But you may be wondering, “we spent hours talking about our problem with little to no change, how is talking some more to a stranger going to help us?”
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Summary: Luddites loathe it; old-school types dismiss it. George Clooney scorns it with a passion. Nevertheless, the digital phenomenon called social media is here to stay. And for a growing number of financial advisors, this 21st century networking technology is proving to be a godsend.
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Summary: Penalties for breaking securities laws would increase almost tenfold under bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate on Thursday. The bill would allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to levy fines of up to $1 million per offense by individuals and $10 million for each violation by firms for the most serious offenses, which would include fraud, deceit, manipulation and deliberate disregard for regulations.
Added on July 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Integrating a swashbuckling, entrepreneurial wealth management firm into a staid, buttoned-down private banking culture isn't easy: just ask Boston Private Bank & Trust.
