Tag: Business model

Investment services firm OppenheimerFunds launched a unified distribution organization that features realigned channel segmentation and increased customization to support new growth strategies.

Dan Sheldon, chief financial officer (CFO) for Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., stepped down from his executive role and will leave the firm in April.

Strong market performance helped registered investment advisers (RIAs) increase practice revenues by 18% last year, and growth prospects are good for 2014.

LPL Financial LLC, an independent broker/dealer and RIA custodian, added 360 Financial to its custodial and broker/dealer platforms.

A surprising one out of two people with a plan has a headache and needs help to solve it, says Stephen Davis of Guardian Retirement Solutions.

TD Ameritrade Institutional revealed plans to develop and launch an “intelligent technology platform” for use by financial advisers.

TD Ameritrade Institutional launched a campus-to-career program to help independent advisory firms win and retain the next generation of financial services talent.

A new program from TD Ameritrade offers registered investment advisers (RIAs) a turnkey solution for simplified development and management of qualified defined contribution retirement plans.

Very few advisers have a succession plan, and it’s possible that regulation is needed to protect their clients and investors, a report says.

Markus Krygier joined Strategic Investment Group as a managing director.

The Wagner Law Group announced the additions of William Scogland to its new Chicago office and Ellen Stone to its existing Boston office.

Custodia Financial has added Erika Chavez to manage the company’s Retirement Loan Eraser program.

Last week, Verisight, Inc. announced it is acquiring retirement and benefit plan service provider DailyAccess Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Stadion Money Management has added a 401(k) managed account solution to Nationwide’s RIA Managed Accounts Services Platform.

Global Financial Private Capital rolled out Legacy Lock and Adviser to Adviser Continuity, two succession and business continuity programs for partner advisers.

Financial professionals working as outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs) expect growing demand from non-pension clients in the coming years.

Verisight Inc. is acquiring retirement and benefit plan service provider DailyAccess Corporation, and its subsidiaries, InterServ, LLC and DailyAccess Health and Welfare, LLC.

A narrowing optimism gap puts advisers and investors in a more similar state of mind. Retention and improving service are top concerns.

RCS Capital Corporation (RCAP) will purchase J.P. Turner & Company LLC, an independent broker/dealer and investment banking firm, and its affiliated advisory company for $27 million in aggregate...

In a move expected to create one of the largest broker/dealer networks in existence, RCS Capital Corporation (RCAP) is set to acquire Cetera Financial Group for $1.15 billion.