Practice Management

Institutional investors are taking more time to change investment managers or asset allocations than they did before the 2008 financial crisis, according to Mellon Transition Management (MTM).

Aaron Friedman, national practice leader for nonprofit consulting at The Principal, says "there is still a huge opportunity for advisers to step in and help." 

Looking at all angles of a wealthy client’s finances is undoubtedly important; one group is proposing tackling all aspects of a client's life to achieve the best outcomes.    

TD Ameritrade has started a professional development program that aims to give women in financial advisory roles the tools they need to effectively market their services to female...

Financial research firm, kasina, asserts that financial services companies who interact with customers online have a winning social media strategy.  

The majority (54%) of pre-retiree households that have a professional financial adviser feel confident they will be able to live the retirement lifestyle they choose, according to research...

Research from Strategic Insight, an Asset International company, found that 20 of the top 25 fastest growing fund firms had less than $5 billion in stock and bond...

A kasina and Horsesmouth survey found that 26% of advisers do not include exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in their clients’ portfolios.  

Wirehouses are changing the way they work with investors, advisers, and asset managers in an effort to win back some of the market share they’ve lost to regional...

Total plan costs for running a 401(k) can vary widely, but for most employers the range between high and low total plan costs is moderate, according to the...

Less than five percent of advisers have shifted their practice to exclusively serve the Baby Boomer market, but researchers say this percentage is likely to grow.  

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of advisers say their greatest pitfall in communicating with clients is lack of frequency, according to an SEI Advisor Network poll.   

The answer to this question will vary from adviser to adviser, but no matter whom you ask, it is hardly ever a matter of “yes” or “no.”   

When some of the country’s top retirement plan advisers gathered last week to discuss retirement income, Jim Brockelman, Managing Director at Putnam, pointed out that the entire topic...

Advisers who offer lower fees to attract clients are finding it difficult to raise the fees to acceptable levels, contends a report from PriceMetrix.

Morningstar released a report analyzing its annual Mutual Fund Stewardship Grade designation, which found the funds with the highest marks are most likely to survive in the long-run.

According to Cogent Research, institutional investors are more concerned about an asset manager's stability than its performance record.

The Newport Group opened a client service center in Dallas to support its growing deferred compensation and executive benefits business services.

In a Webinar discussing the power of real-time marketing on social media platforms, authors of a new book asked the financial industry–why are we so behind? 

LIMRA’s 401(k) Scorecard for Q4 2010 shows sales had both positive and negative results.