Tag: Clearing Services/Trust Companies

Fidelity Investments has announced promotions at Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services (FIWS), the firm’s trading, custody, and brokerage arm for registered investment advisers (RIAs), and National Financial (NF), the...

Bernie Clark, head of Charles Schwab Advisor Services, expects to continue gain more assets from the wirehouse channel, he said at an event today in New York City.

Top custodians said they attracted more advisers to independence in 2009.

Charles Goldman, who joined Fidelity from Charles Schwab about a year ago, plans to leave the company at the end of March, according to news reports.

Schwab Performance Technologies (SPT), a provider of technology solutions for registered investment advisers (RIAs), announced changes to its pricing structure.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted Bernard Madoff-inspired rules that make it more difficult for investment advisers to custody their clients’ assets.

Nearly half of registered investment advisers (RIAs) reported gaining clients and improving client satisfaction in the last year, according to the latest study of how RIAs fared during...

Scottrade now touts a larger selection of institutional class mutual funds for registered investment advisers (RIA) to choose from.

With the new Roth Conversion laws set to go in place January 1, Fidelity Investments said it offers an online Roth IRA conversion calculator for its independent registered...

When Charles Schwab asked advisers outside the registered investment adviser (RIA) channel whether they’d consider going independent, almost half said yes.

Fidelity Investments said it expanded its Transition Solutions program, which gives brokers information about independent business models.

Fidelity Investments has rolled out a program to give financial advisers and brokers access to market intelligence and industry insights about topics such as retirement planning.

State Street Corporation said it enhanced its wealth management platform to allow for customizable interfaces for its wealth management customers.

TD AMERITRADE Institutional launched a transition tool for breakaway brokers.

Schwab Advisor Services unveiled enhancements, including a waiver of fees for its merger and acquisition listing service, an online version of its Scorecard tool, and a new client...

ExpertPlan and Charles Schwab Trust Company (CSTC) have teamed up to create a new trading platform under which Schwab will perform custody, trust, and clearing services for plans...

Atlanta-based Reliance Trust Company said it has partnered with local business leaders in Wilmington, North Carolina, to form a wealth management firm providing retirement services.

Following Charles Schwab’s lead, Fidelity Investments said it is waiving and reducing some custody and technology fees for independent advisers.

Investment advisers who custody with Charles Schwab can now access a Web site boasting more intuitive tools to manage client accounts.

American Reliance Group, Inc., (ARG), a financial advisory firm headquartered in Spokane, Washington, has selected FundQuest to provide outsourced technology, back-office, and investment research services.