Alois Pirker

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  Top 10 Wealth Management Trends for 2013

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 25, 2013

  Every year brings its own challenges, but 2013 is likely to be an exceptionally dynamic year for wealth managers, the Aite Group predicts.

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  What’s Behind FINRA’s Newfound Move on Disclosing Broker Bonuses?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  January 11, 2013

  A cynical observer might think the impetus for the newly "fiduciary conscious" FINRA's proposed rulemaking was to discourage brokers from demanding bonuses when they switch broker-dealers.

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  Mergers: A Tech Nightmare for Advisors

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  October 24, 2012

  No one presumes that technology integration between big financial services firms will be headache-free, but such unions can unleash tech fiascoes. At stake: advisor productivity and morale.

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  Advisors Feel Pinch of Compensation Squeeze

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  September 25, 2012

  Many advisors expect to see a slight lift in pay in 2012, but with the sluggish economic recovery, ongoing global challenges and relentless cost-cutting, there is little reason to bring out the bubbly.

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  Advisors Crave More Control Over Asset Management: Aite

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 11, 2011

  'Clearly, advisors crave more control in the asset-management process,' says the Aite Group's report, 'Managing Wealth: Advisor Perspectives on Investment Products and Fee Business.'

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  Apple of Their Eye: iPads, iPhones Favorites of Advisors, Survey Finds

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 14, 2011

  Financial advisors polled by Aite Group said they preferred using iPads and iPhones over BlackBerry devices, according to a report released Thursday.

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  No End in Sight to Breakaway Broker Trend: Aite Group Report

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 7, 2011

  The structure of employee retention packages at wirehouses will lead to a second wave of departures, an Aite Group survey of 151 advisors shows.