Mark Tibergien

About the Author

Mark Tibergien

Mark Tibergien is Chief Executive Officer of Pershing Advisor Solutions, a BNY Mellon company. Tibergien is also a Managing Director and a member of the Executive Committee for Pershing. Tibergien is a nationally recognized expert on management and transition issues within the financial services industry. He joined Pershing in 2007.

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  Women Are Not a Niche

  By Mark Tibergien  |  June 26, 2012

  At a recent Barron’s Top Independent Advisors conference, an audience member posed a question to me and my counterparts that seemed like a flashback to the 1970s and ‘80s.

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  Growth and Austerity

  By Mark Tibergien  |  May 22, 2012

  The economic story unfolding in Europe raises questions for all business leaders.

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  The Enduring Advisory Firm

  By Mark Tibergien  |  April 24, 2012

  The last three years were about surviving the here and now.

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  The Dangling Conversation

  By Mark Tibergien  |  March 26, 2012

  Employees tend to view the amount they are paid as a statement about their value to the organization, rather than a reflection of the firm’s financial situation.

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  Turning Inside Out

  By Mark Tibergien  |  March 1, 2012

  Generally speaking, activities that are core to your brand and offering should be managed in house while those activities that are incidental or supplemental to your vision and strategy make good choices for outsourcing.

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  Tyranny of the Giant Client

  By Mark Tibergien  |  February 1, 2012

  The benefit of having large clients is apparent to everyone.

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  Occupy Main Street

  By Mark Tibergien  |  December 28, 2011

  Every business impacts five constituencies: its clients, stakeholders, vendors, employees and community.

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  Buyer’s Remorse

  By Mark Tibergien  |  November 28, 2011

  Much has been written about sellers seeking liquidity or succession solutions, but the real story of the day is the amount of money chasing after a small pool of advisory firms and broker-dealers.

• The Touch of a Blacksmith

  By Mark Tibergien  |  November 1, 2011

  Elite advisory firms manage staff with the same degree of care used in managing assets.

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  Succession Fears: Working Past the Cult of Personality

  By Mark Tibergien  |  October 1, 2011

  Current events in the news illustrate the difficulty of effective succession planning.