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How Morgan Stanley Is Changing Its Advisor Business Model
By Jane Wollman RusoffThe expected big change to a different business model brings big challenges to advisors, Morgans Jim Tracy tells ThinkAdvisor.
May 12, 2017
SEC Charges CEO With Failing to Disclose Perks: EnforcementThe SEC also charged a law firm partner in a $1 million insider trading scheme.
May 11, 2017
Killing Fiduciary Rule Seen as New DOL Chief’s Top PriorityAcosta is still looking for a solution that could be implemented in final form before June 9, says ERISA attorney Fred Reish.
May 11, 2017
Templeton’s Mobius Says Low Market Volatility Tied to Social MediaTempleton investing guru says social media creates confusion; people then dismiss bad news, leading to market calm, he says.
May 10, 2017
What Advisors Should Know About Liquid AltsAlternatives are good investments in many markets as long as investors bear a few things in mind, Morningstar panelists say.
May 09, 2017
Financial Guarantees Amplify Power of Capital in Impact InvestingProjects and enterprises with strong prospects for positive social or environmental impact may lack a risk-return profile that meets the needs of conventional investors.
May 08, 2017
Active Equities’ Broken 1970s Model Needs a RenaissanceWhat is to be done? Let's start by declaring an end to Modern Portfolio Theory and looking instead to behavioral finance.
May 08, 2017
Munger Says Fellow Republicans Are ‘Bonkers’ for Taking Away Bank RegulationsHe says banks need to act in a "careful, standardized way"; Trump has called Dodd-Frank regulation a "disaster."