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First Allied Taps Ex-LPL Financial Vice President
By Janet LevauxFirst Allied Securities, based in San Diego, says it has hired Matt McGinness to lead its advisory consulting services.
June 17, 2010
American Beacon Hosts Its First Annual Investment ForumAmerican Beacon Advisors showed off its broad range of funding strategies and sub-advisors, and held a lively panel discussion on investment opportunities at its Oversight 360? First Annual Investment Forum on June 16, in New York.
June 17, 2010
Harvard's Bebchuk Urges More Shareholder Control of Executive PayStandard pay arrangements reward executives for short-term gains and generate incentives for them to take excessive risks and trade off long-term stock performance, says an in-depth Harvard study on how to tie compensation to shareholder value.
June 17, 2010
CPI, Leading Indicators for May Paint a Picture of Lackluster Economic GrowthConsumer prices other than the cost of food and energy rose slightly in May after staying flat in April. The CPI confirms once again that the U.S. economy is making a painfully slow exit out of recession.
June 16, 2010
Barclays Wealth Adds Advisor from Morgan StanleyBarclays Wealth, which bought part of Lehman Brothers in 2008, now has about 250 advisors in the Americas, many of whom are veterans of Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and UBS.
June 16, 2010
Time for a Transition (X): How to Build Client Loyalty, Part IIPart II on easy (and inexpensive) ways advisors can sharpen their client communications and marketing programs.
June 16, 2010
SEC Proposes Enhanced Target-Date Fund DisclosuresThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules on Wednesday, June 16, seeking to provide investors with enhanced information about target date funds.
June 16, 2010
Fidelity Says Investors Stuck by Their Advisors After Market BottomInvestors remained loyal to their advisors and brokers after the financial crisis bottomed out in March 2009, according to the 2010 Fidelity and National Financial survey released by Fidelity Investments on Tuesday, June 15.