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Paul Kingsman: I knew my new business partner well -- she was my mother-in-law!

How my mother-in-law steered my career from Olympic swimming in New Zealand to fee-based advising in the US

I was a 1988 bronze medalist -- a first for a Kiwi male -- taught swimming, sold Speedos, but wanted to help others avoid the fate of my badly advised parents -- a path that took me to the World Trade Center as a Morgan Stanley trainee in 2001

May 27, 2016 at 3:49 PM

The SEC is seeking permanent injunctions, disgorgement with prejudgment interest and monetary penalties from CEO Robert Jesenik, who reportedly received a $685,000 salary as his firm tanked.

Aequitas duped 1,500 investors in 'Ponzi-like' scheme as it jetted and golfed its way to insolvency, says SEC complaint

The big picture includes blind faith in supposed guarantees on student loan debt that kept the cash flowing into a black hole

March 11, 2016 at 10:06 PM

Mike Alfred: The DC business isn't growing as fast. There aren't as many new plans and now there are assets leaving plans. So to me, this is a natural way to find more growth.

What exactly to make of the big robo-advice deal that, according to Reuters, Financial Engines and Wells Fargo are nearing

The pieces -- 401(k) pricing, DOL, Supreme Court and massive scale -- are all in place to make the Silicon Valley-San Francisco deal make sense, analysts say

May 26, 2015 at 7:56 PM

Howard Present resigned -- but not before the SEC scrutinized his company.

Following serious questions about how it calculated returns, F-Squared hires a new CEO after the old one leaves

On a short Raymond James, RBC and Wells Fargo leash, the biggest ETF manager in the industry with $28 billion loses Howard Present and brings up Laura Dagan from its board of directors

December 4, 2014 at 12:36 AM

Jeffrey Fratarcangeli is the dream FiNet recruit -- big assets from a big rival.

The perplexing case of Wells Fargo's non-wirehouse advisors: A blueprint for Merrill, UBS and Morgan or a cheap lesson in what not to do

The good news is that FiNet is the fastest growing channel at Wells Fargo; the bad news is that its brand and compliance can be hindrances

July 29, 2014 at 9:14 PM

Frank Polefrone: RIAs place emphasis on their discretionary role and will easily move in and out of products based on the performance of the funds.

RIAs surpass wirehouses in ETF asset distribution and it'll mean change

For providers of these products and others, getting to registered investment advisors requires more Mapquest, more local manners and more frequent flying than their Morgan, Merrill,, UBS and Wells Fargo cousins

May 22, 2014 at 6:34 PM

Libby Cherrington (right) and Krista Dunton have two kids and have been married almost five years.

How Morgan Stanley and a lesbian super-producer came to grief in South Carolina and why she alleges bias

The wirehouse's response: Libby Cherrington is using the gay issue to distract from a $6.7 million loan that has gone unpaid by the AIG rep

April 15, 2014 at 6:24 AM

Erik Strid will head the new company and execute under a new brand and plan after what he calls a decade of pseudo independence.

Schwab wins $350-million Philly RIA from Wells Fargo Profit-Formula program with Dynasty Financial's help

The Main Line Strids set the stage for a succession plan and a new round of growth from a King of Prussia perch

February 20, 2014 at 8:02 PM

Rob Bartenstein says wirehouses are better competitors than they're given credit for -- and not the boiler rooms they are reputed to be.

Washington Wealth, now part of the LPL OSJ realm, annexes a $220-million-AUA team in Seattleland

The ex-Wells Fargo team chose the name Kimball Creek to highlight its Northwestern roots -- but it's also a metaphor for the high the stakes their clients face

August 27, 2013 at 1:28 PM

Nathan Sonnenberg is the first member of the Fortigent executive suite to depart since the firm was bought by LPL five months ago.

Two top Fortigent talents leave in the same week as industry-watchers ask: Was it them or was it LPL?

The LPL-owned investments outsourcer may not replace CIO Nathan Sonnenberg and alternative investments director Robert Mileff

August 30, 2012 at 4:59 AM

Gregory Curtis: You have to stick to your knitting even if it costs you business -- which it will.

An $18-billion RIA tacks on a $24-billion U.S. Trust cast-off as the grab for UHNW magnets continues

Harris myCFO continues a shrewd strategy of serving the very, very rich as it puts CTC Consulting into its arsenal

May 3, 2012 at 5:21 AM

Kathleen Stewart: The industry and banks are always in a state of flux, and that's something you live with every day.

fi360 lures an executive away from Wells Fargo Private Bank to help thousands of advisors deliver fiduciary care

Kathleen Stewart wore many hats at the big wealth manager and has worked for an RIA and Goldman Sachs alike

April 20, 2012 at 3:52 AM

Paulo Coelho: This is obviously a long-term move for me and my career.

In its latest talent grab, Evercore Wealth Management hires a 'young, up-and-coming player'

The $3.2 billion RIA is mostly made up of seasoned of ex-U.S. Trust stalwarts but its poach of Paulo Coelho from Convergent shows its mindfulness of the coming generation

April 9, 2012 at 2:20 PM

Jim Steiner: I think it’s harder for RIAs to compete [in the UHNW market].

Wells Fargo targets tempting but treacherous UHNW market with Abbot Downing launch

With $33 billion of assets and legacy Lowry Hill and Calibre elements, the unit plans to hit the ground running and compete in a realm where RIAs are only starting to make a dent

April 2, 2012 at 2:29 PM

Valerie Brown says that the deal cements Cetera's message about scale and diverse capabilities.

What the Cetera-Genworth IBD deal says about where these companies are headed

Cetera starts looking more like an IPO candidate and Genworth shucks a distraction from its asset-magnet TAMP

January 12, 2012 at 5:01 AM

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