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April 22, 2009
Morgan Stanley FAs Boost Sales in Q109Its reps now have annualized revenue of about $630,000, which is close to 20 percent drop for the previous year's $772,000 but above the $603,000 of the quarter ended December 31, 2008.
April 16, 2009
Editor's Choice for April 16What matters more--the risk model itself or the decisions that result from findings of the risk modeling? ... Should short sales have been banned last fall?
March 26, 2009
The outsourcing dilemmaTumult in the economy has left many advisors focused on soothing their clients' fears, leaving less time for actually managing portfolios, writes Max Alexander for...
March 24, 2009
Stifel Shares Details on UBS Acquisition (March 24, 2009)St. Louis-based Stifel, Nicolaus & Company says it entered a deal with UBS Financial Services to acquire up to 55 branches and 320 financial advisors from the UBS Wealth Management Americas branch network.
March 20, 2009
Ed Jones Has New Transition Package (March 20, 2009)To help it grow its advisor force 9 percent this year, Edward Jones has developed an enhanced transition package for current successful financial advisors who...
March 01, 2009
T. Rowe Grows Target-Date FundsT. Rowe Price Group says target-date retirement investment portfolios continue to be a significant source of assets under management for T. Rowe. During the 2008 fourth...
March 01, 2009
ETF Assets Drop in 2008According to the National Stock Exchange, the combined assets of all U.S. exchange-traded funds were $534.58 billion at the end of 2008. This figure represents...
March 01, 2009
Making MagicWhen Raymond James & Associates recently named Dave Hilgendorf its Branch Manager of the Year, it didn't surprise those who work closest with him. He's known...
January 27, 2009
Wayne BloomWayne Bloom has been named chief executive officer for Commonwealth Financial Network. He has been wtih the company since 1989, and has served as a managing principal since 1999. He is a founder of the company's Preferred Portfolio Services program,
January 02, 2009
B OF A, MERRILL LYNCH COMPLETE MERGER (JAN. 2, 2009)"We created this new organization because we believe that wealth management and corporate and investment banking represent significant growth opportunities, especially when combined with our leading c