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Specific ERISA Fiduciary Standard Lacking: Don Trone
By Don TroneOn Jan. 22, 2011, the SEC officially released its long-awaited study on the appropriate standard of care for investment advisers and broker-dealers.
January 24, 2011
Reaction to SEC’s Fiduciary Study Is Entwined With PoliticsThe SEC’s Study on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers, which was released to Congress Friday night, has brought reaction or comment from some industry groups that, so far, are lining up in fairly predictable ways.
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.
January 24, 2011
2010 Q4 Earnings Analysis: Portfolio Managers Weigh Banks’ PerformanceAs fourth-quarter 2010 results come in, portfolio managers who invest in the finance sector are finding that they’ve got a lot of homework on their hands.
January 24, 2011
SEC Fiduciary Report Is a ‘Bold Blueprint’In SEC rule-making to come, a call to adhere to the Advisers Act standard, as confirmed by the Supreme Court
January 23, 2011
The Client Review Process in Real Life: Home Office Tours and Portfolio DiversificationLatest stop on advisor Mike Patton's Road to Independence? The first client reviews in his new home office: tours, software and displaying the benefits of diversification
January 22, 2011
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: The Process, Part IWhy the fiduciary standard became such a hot topic for regulators at the SEC.
January 21, 2011
Despite $35 Bn in AUM, Patrick Cunningham Is Still Striving: The Weekend InterviewThe CEO of Manning & Napier on the lifecycle fund pioneer’s team-focused process and plans, and proposed rulemaking from DOL and the SEC.