Wealth Management

The use of exchange-traded funds will more than double by 2017, according to a study by BlackRock's ETF unit, iShares. The study projects an increase in ETF use from $1.5 trillion to $3.5 trillion in … Read More

Generation X, with its possibility of making $3.6 trillion in life insurance purchases during a 12-month period, is a promising demographic for life insurers, write Michelle Canaan and Jaykumar Shah, … Read More

Over the past 30 years CPAs have expanded the planning advice they provide to individuals and families in connection with personal finances. As both the profession and regulatory landscape rapidly evo… Read More

Some big brokerage firms are offering financial incentives to advisers who draw up financial plans for clients. UBS Wealth Management Americas, for example, is offering advisers 50% of the financial-p… Read More

Midsize companies that do business in "failed states" and other foreign conflict zones can reduce their risk of civil and criminal liability by taking steps to ensure that all contracts are sufficient… Read More

A single fiduciary standard for investment advisers and broker-dealers is looking unlikely, said Barbara Roper, director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America, at a conference … Read More

Regulators are not likely to enact major changes this year that would affect investment managers and financial advisers, analysts say. A uniform fiduciary standard, for example, will take until next y… Read More

RCAP Holdings has agreed to acquire First Allied Securities as part of a deal to purchase outstanding shares of First Allied Holdings. Nick Schorsch, who controls RCAP, plans to keep running First All… Read More