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U.K. Official: No Brexit Negotiations This Year; U.S. Groups Want Transition Period
By Bernice NapachA British official overseeing trade policy told a SIFMA symposium that the U.K. will definitely not begin the process of exiting the EU before year end.
September 13, 2016
Wells Fargo Drops Product Sales Goals for Retail BankersStep taken after CFPB fines bank for creating fake accounts; Treasury Secretary Lew says scandal shows need for CFPB.
September 12, 2016
$2.2B Morgan Stanley Group Leaves to Form RIAThe Wichita, Kansas, firm will serve about 900 families in Kansas and work with Pershing Advisor Solutions.
September 12, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: New Funds from Fidelity, CBOE Vest and DirexionFidelity introduced six factor-based ETFs, CBOE Vest added a defensive stock fund and Direxion launched two leveraged ETFs.
September 08, 2016
Betterment Study Urges Strong Oversight of Advisors Working With 401(k) PlansThe study, conducted by Forrester Consulting, recommends that employers demand more information on 401(k) fees and investment decisions from advisors.
September 07, 2016
9/11 Commission Chairs Call for New Effort to Combat Terrorist IdeologyTom Kean, Lee Hamilton say task force will address U.S. failure to address the ideology behind terror attacks, especially among young Muslims.
September 02, 2016
RIAs Continue to Gobble Up Wirehouses' Market Share: CerulliCerulli's survey of asset managers identified RIAs and BD mega-teams as having the largest pockets of opportunity to increase market share.
August 31, 2016
Wells Fargo Advisors Adds $700M JPMorgan Duo in TulsaThe bank's retail brokerage also says it has recruited a $100 million Morgan Stanley rep in Southern California.