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FINRA Fines Wells Investment Securities Over ‘Misleading’ REIT Materials
By James J. GreenFINRA fines Wells Investment Securities $300,000 over non-traded timberland REIT advertising and sales materials which contained 'misleading, unwarranted and exaggerated statements.'
November 18, 2011
Asset Management Will Face Greater Headwinds in 2012: McKinsey ReportThe U.S. asset management industrys apparent resilience has temporarily masked serious challenges related to costs, productivity and growth, according to a report by McKinsey & Co.
November 18, 2011
Oh, the YoumanityAs part of my ongoing effort to highlight insurers doing good deeds, I turn my attention to Aviva, whose Youmanity program is much more than a token effort.
November 16, 2011
5 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q3 EarningsBrokerage firms in the third quarter boosted earnings growth as high as nearly 2,200% and reported declines as low as 120% AdvisorOne selected a lucky 10 to spotlight.
November 14, 2011
UBS Team Jumps to Independence at Raymond JamesA team with $200 million in assets joins Raymond James Financial Services in Duluth, Minn.
November 11, 2011
Advisors Crave More Control Over Asset Management: Aite'Clearly, advisors crave more control in the asset-management process,' says the Aite Group's report, 'Managing Wealth: Advisor Perspectives on Investment Products and Fee Business.'
November 10, 2011
The Key to Future Success? Disruptive Innovation.Twenty years ago when it was time to travel, we picked up the telephone to contact our travel agent who made plane, car rental and hotel arrangements. No one would think of doing this today and a decade from now, I predict a similar evolution will have transformed the...
November 04, 2011
Time to Embrace China and ‘Unthinkable,’ Says Ramo at Schwab ImpactThe U.S. government and its citizens have a responsibility to forge new, creative ties to the expanding nation, Kissinger Associates analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo said.