Focus Financial’s Colony Group to Merge With Mintz Levin
By Danielle AndrusFocus Financial Partners announced that partner firm The Colony Group will merge with Mintz Levin Financial Advisors under the Colony name.
May 29, 2012
Bachus’ SRO Bill Blasted by Government WatchdogThe nonpartisan Project on Government Oversight told Reps. Spencer Bachus and Barney Frank in a letter on Tuesday that it opposes Bachus bill to create an advisor SRO.
May 29, 2012
FINRA Hits Back in Battle Over Advisor SROFINRA is now refuting a review, done by Boston Consulting on behalf of several investment advisory trade groups, that challenged FINRAs cost estimates in assuming an SRO role.
May 29, 2012
Why FINRA Is the Right SRO for RIAsFSI Chairman Joe Russo lays out the FSIs arguments for FINRA as the best SRO for RIAs, and says 75% of FSI advisor members concur with the group's position.
May 25, 2012
Dr. Kent Smetters: The 2012 IA 25 Extended ProfileA good argument could be made for excluding Wharton professor Kent Smetters from the IA 25.
May 24, 2012
Advisors’ Top Business Worries: What You’d Expect, but…Latest TD Ameritrade survey shows RIAs fretting over economy, markets and compliance, but they also lean on other advisors for help on people issues.
May 23, 2012
8 Fastest Growing Financial Services JobsAdvisorOne sifts through data from the BLS to find eight of the fastest growing jobs in this sector from 2010 to 2020.
May 22, 2012
Advisors Wanted: 403(b) Plans Need ‘Modernizing’Aaron Friedman of Principal Financial says that in areas like investment options, investment policy statements and participant education, advisors have a role to play in modernizing 403(b) plans.