Tag: Wealth Management

Nuveen Investments announced its online 2010 Roth IRA Conversion Center is now available to advisers and investors.

If implemented, financial advisers said a fiduciary standard would put an increased focus on financial planning and fee-based advisory services, according to an industry report.

A research report indicates that banks are capturing an increased share of retirement plan rollover assets from affluent investors.

A recent survey for Union Bank found 90% of Americans agree that financial stress can affect one's health.

Putnam Investments has launched a new Roth IRA Conversion Resource Center for financial advisers.

For the first time ever, affluent investors now report having more dollars allocated to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) than to employer-sponsored retirement plans (ESRPs), according to Cogent Research.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney was the highest-ranked wirehouse among affluent and high-net-worth (HNW) investors, according to Cogent Research’s list of top fund distributors.

New York Life Insurance Company has tapped Ibbotson Associates to help develop a set of tools "to help registered representatives account for their clients’ total economic wealth and...

Investors have rediscovered their risk appetite and are putting cash reserves to use, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for January.

Financial intermediaries now do more than one-third of their mutual fund business in products recommended from their home office, according to a survey by kasina and Horsesmouth.

Robert McCann, CEO of UBS Wealth Management Americas, has filled out the firm’s leadership team with former Merrill Lynch executives, according to news reports.

Fund managers polled late last year were significantly more optimistic about their business prospects than those surveyed at mid-year, according to Cerulli Associates.

Sallie Krawcheck, head of the global wealth and investment management division at Bank of America (BofA), said reports of brokers leaving in droves are greatly exaggerated, Reuters reported.

Bank of America (BofA) said its latest Merrill Lynch survey of affluent Americans found that almost a third (29%) of non-retired respondents plan to retire later than originally...

Institutional investment consultant Rogerscasey has struck a deal with Lowenhaupt Global Advisors (LGA) to offer Rogerscasey’s institutional investment expertise to families and individuals served by Lowenhaupt Global Advisors.

While the 529 market is growing, the Financial Research Corporation (FRC) found that a large number of adviser-influenced account owners bypass traditional adviser-sold plans.

Despite reports that many Americans are delaying retirement, the majority of surveyed advisers said their clients’ confidence in their ability to retire remains steady.

Asset Dedication, LLC, a provider of asset allocation strategies for independent financial advisers, hired Tony Parkin to focus on developing its business within the adviser marketplace.

A new survey indicates that the economic downturn hasn’t done much to shake up the retirement plans of some women.

The Charles Schwab Corporation today announced reductions in online equity trade commissions for both retail investors and its independent investment adviser clients.