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Fusion Names Industry Veteran Salameh as Chief Marketing Officer
By James J. GreenFormer TD Ameritrade marketing director will provide marketing consulting services to advisors affiliated with Fusion Advisor Network, led by Philip Palaveev and Stuart Silverman.
September 02, 2011
Insurance, Muni Bonds Not Dampened by IreneHurricane Irene may have roared up the coast last weekend, but she did not leave complete financial wreckage in her wake. Neither the insurance industry nor the municipal bond market was devastated, despite the billions of dollars in damage.
September 01, 2011
Ameriprise Posts Positive Q2 Earnings, No Sale Yet of Securities AmericaAmeriprise Financial said net income from continuing operations — excluding Securities America — was $313 million, or $1.25 per share, in the…
September 01, 2011
Investors Cap Founder Sells Stake to FAsInvestors Capital said in early August that after that sale of his shares in a public offering, which represented a roughly 55 percent stake in the firm,…
August 31, 2011
Carlyle Group Buys Minority Stake in Avalon AdvisorsThe Carlyle Group, one of the worlds largest private equity firms, has made a minority investment in Avalon Advisors, a Houston-based wealth advisor and asset manager with nearly $4 billion in assets under management.
August 26, 2011
Advisors Upbeat, With Wirehouse FAs Likely to Switch Firms: Top RecruiterIn the face of intense market volatility, financial advisors are surprisingly upbeat about the future of their businesses, executive recruiter Mark Elzweig, president Mark Elzweig Co., tells AdvisorOne.
August 25, 2011
Eastbridge: Cooling Economy Chills Voluntary Player ConfidenceParticipants in the voluntary benefits industry are expressing less confidence about future sales.
August 25, 2011
Baird Moves to Spread Word on AlternativesThe broker-dealer is encouraging advisors to spend more time talking with clients about hedge funds and other alternative investments.