Tag: Business model

With fee disclosure rules leading many to predict fee compression for advisers, how can you justify charging more than the average? What does it take to become “the...

An annual report examining SEC-registered investment advisers found that, although the total number of RIAs declined for the first time since 2001, the total assets under management (AUM)...

Stephen Johnson and Eric Mull will join Wilmington Trust as part of the company’s business development initiative.

MBM Advisors has been purchased from Sterling Bank by Donald R. Black, Lindsey A. Black and Robert L. Burnam.

Pacific Life Insurance Company has acquired JPMorgan Chase’s U.S. Pension Advisory Group, a business within the investment bank that is to be re-named Pacific Global Advisors (PGA).

CBIZ, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Multiple Benefit Services, Inc. (MBS).

Rafalko Investment Advisory, LLC has acquired Piedmont Independent Fiduciaries, both Virginia-based firms.

Nearly 40% of the investment officers surveyed from public and private pension funds, endowments and foundations said they consider investment consulting when selecting a transition manager.

Independent investment adviser Hutchens Investment Management, Inc. has merged with New Leaf Asset Management, LLC.

The Wagner Law Group, specializing in ERISA, employee benefits, executive compensation and estate planning, has opened a New York office, near the city of Buffalo.

Eugene Schloss, founder of Schloss & Company, is retiring after 39 years of providing retirement planning solutions to clients in Long Island, New York.

Jeffrey Bronchick, CFA, has opened a value-oriented equity investment firm, Cove Street Capital. 

Charles Schwab’s 2011 RIA Benchmarking Study found that meeting and adapting to regulatory changes was an impediment to growth, cited by 21% of firms for the first time...

MetWest Ventures LLC announced it has acquired a majority interest in Reed Conner & Birdwell, LLC (RCB).

Cerulli Associates has published a report detailing what can cause high-net worth (HNW) investors to leave their financial adviser.  

Schwab Advisor Services is introducing a consultative program, “Managing Client Profitability,” designed to help advisers grow their business through effective client segmentation.

A recent report from Financial Research Corporation (FRC) reveals that sub-adviser firms polled say their primary source of manager search information is the manager itself.

John Hancock Financial Network (JHFN) will begin offering its advisers practice management tools from the Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG).

Pension Specialists, Inc. (PSI) has acquired Human Capital Services, a division of RSM McGladrey, Inc., and the new entity will be rebranded as Verisight, Inc.

A majority of investors do not understand the difference between suitability versus fiduciary standards, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study.