Client Outreach
The latest news and advice about successful client communications, including the best methods and strategies for financial advisors.
O'NEAL RESIGNS AS CEO; WHAT'S NEXT FOR MERRILL?
By Janet LevauxMerrill Lynch Chairman and CEO Stan O'Neal's retired on October 30, six days after the firm announced a write-down of some $8 billion due to its mortgage-related holdings; that amount represents about
November 01, 2007
Pershing Taps Tibergien; LPL Expands RelationshipPershing, a Jersey City, N.J.-based unit of the Bank of New York Mellon, has turned to industry consultant Mark Tibergien, formerly of Moss Adams in...
November 01, 2007
New Farm, REIT FundsVan Eck Global has introduced the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO), which tracks the DAXglobal Agribusiness index -- itself comprising 40 ADRs and common stocks...
November 01, 2007
Can Funds Own ETFs?The SEC has granted Power-Shares exemptive relief that allows mutual funds to invest a greater portion of their assets in the company's exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According...
November 01, 2007
Intoducing the ELEMENTSFour of the world's leading financial organizations have teamed up to launch a new series of exchange-traded notes (ETNs) called ELEMENTS. The first product is linked...
November 01, 2007
Securities Jobs Finally Take a HitThe overall financial services sector made headline news with jobs falling by 14,000 for two months in a row (August and September), mainly as a...
November 01, 2007
Brain TrustImagine picking the brains of more than a dozen top-notch financial advisors on the key issue for most clients: retirement. That's exactly what Lyn Fisher...
November 01, 2007
I Can Do ThatHaving frolicked in the financial services playground for the past 20 years, every now and then I come across the ambitious young buck who knows...