Compliance Support for DOL Fiduciary Rule Next Big Advisor Need: Cogent
By Nick ThorntonAdvisor education may be important for firms as much for assuaging fears and easing confusion as for compliance, new research from Cogent says.
September 14, 2016
Envestnet’s Bergman: Robo-Advisors, Automation Critical for RIAs’ SuccessBergman makes the case that a robo-advisor plus a human advisor equals better client outcomes.
September 14, 2016
Betterment Renames, Restructures Its Advisor PlatformBetterment Institutional becomes Betterment for Advisors and will offer ETFs from Vanguard and ETFs from Goldman Sachs.
September 14, 2016
RIA insurance sales under scrutinyAs part of its "Fiduciary September" series, the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard has released an analysis of new SEC data about the changing role of insurance sales representatives and registered representatives at RIAs.
September 14, 2016
RIA insurance sales under scrutinyAs part of its "Fiduciary September" series, the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard has released an analysis of new SEC data about the changing role of insurance sales representatives and registered representatives at RIAs.
September 12, 2016
RIA M&A Activity on Track to Hit a New Record: SchwabBuilding off a record 2015, RIA M&A activity is off to an even stronger start in the first half of 2016.
September 12, 2016
$2.2B Morgan Stanley Group Leaves to Form RIAThe Wichita, Kansas, firm will serve about 900 families in Kansas and work with Pershing Advisor Solutions.
September 12, 2016
SEC to Sweep Advisors Who Hire Those With Disciplinary HistorySuch individuals may present an increased risk of future misconduct, and thus can present harm to clients, SEC says.