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American Muslims Offer a Great Opportunity for Advisors
By Savita Iyer-AhrestaniMost Muslims will likely want to invest in Sharia-compliant investment vehicles, but Sharia finance is not particularly complex.
January 26, 2011
Barclays Slashes 1,000 Jobs, Halts Financial Planning at UK Bank BranchesBarclays announced that it will cut 1,000 jobs following a decision by new CEO Bob Diamond to stop offering financial planning advice in the UK bank’s retail branches.
January 25, 2011
Salzman Joins Neuberger BermanNew York-based money management firm Neuberger Berman announced Monday that Eli M. Salzman has joined the company as a managing director and portfolio manager specializing in U.S. large-cap value equity strategies.
January 25, 2011
HighTower Names Kuhlmey Head of Group Investment SolutionsHighTower, an open-source, advisor-owned financial services company, announced Monday that Matthias Paul Kuhlmey, partner and managing director, has been named to head a new division, Group Investment Solutions.
January 25, 2011
2010 Q4 Earnings: BlackRock Beats EPS Estimates; Profits Soar 107%Investor willingness to put money into riskier securities pushed BlackRock past analysts’ expectations by nearly 18% with its Q4 2010 earnings report.
January 24, 2011
Exploring Tactical Allocation in the Developed and Developing Worlds With Brian Singer, Part 2In Part 2 of an exploration of tactical investing, a focus on time horizons and asset classes.
January 24, 2011
Envestnet Views SEC’s Fiduciary Standard as Opportunity for AdvisorsEnvestnet has aligned itself in favor of the SEC’s decision to proceed with a uniform fiduciary standard, says James Patrick of Advisor Managed Programs.
January 24, 2011
AdvisorOne Launches Frontiers of Investing Webinar SeriesOn Wednesday, Jan. 26, AdvisorOne’s editors are launching the first in a four-part free Webinar series on where, and how, advisors should be investing now to enhance return while managing risk.