Compensation and Fees
What leading financial advisors, experts and firms are saying about compensation and fees for registered representatives (both independent and employee) and registered investment advisors.
Clients Less Fee-Sensitive Than Many Advisors Think: Cerulli
By Marlene SatterWhile conveying your value to clients and prospects is crucial, fees are rarely their primary concern, Cerulli finds.
July 26, 2018
Advisors Shift Pricing Models to Appease Fee-Savvy Clients: SEIClients are more aware of fees than they were three years ago and are demanding more "client-centric pricing models," SEI found.
July 19, 2018
Data Analytics Firm Develops Variable Annuity GLWB Value RatioThe highest GLWB benefit value number analysts calculated was 38% higher than the lowest.
July 05, 2018
Race to the Bottom in U.S. Asset Management Fees Accelerates: CerulliNew Cerulli research finds that the solutions the industry creates for fee compression only amplify the situation.
June 02, 2018
Advisors Have Much to Gain With Broker-Dealer ArbitrageWith the advisory space getting crowded as others flood into the same investment style, price compression is an increasing reality, making advisory cost savings increasingly important.
April 30, 2018
Why the Role of Compliance Officers Is Taking on New ImportanceThe growth of investors using advisors boosts the value of the compliance function, says SEC Chairman Jay Clayton.
April 27, 2018
Some Things Are Worse Than Paying TaxesFee-based governance, standard in the Gilded Age, has been making a comeback of sorts. That's not healthy.
April 23, 2018
Wells Fargo May Not Be Done Paying for Its MisdeedsWhile CEO Tim Sloan has said Wells Fargo's problems are over, it's not clear management actually believes that.