asset management

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  Indie Broker-Dealers Face Struggle to Survive: Cerulli

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2012

  The things that advisors love about independent broker-dealers also give rise to the problems that make survival difficult in the channel, according to a Cerulli report.

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  9 Challenges Asset Managers Must Navigate for Rest of 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  April 30, 2012

  The second half of 2012 is shaping up as a turning point for many asset management firms, forcing them to take “transformational steps” to boost their competitiveness, according to a PwC report.

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  Worried Mutual Fund Leaders Ask: Are We the Auto Industry of Finance?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  “The relationship with the advisor as opposed to the product provider has become much more important to investors,” said Boston Consulting Group's Gary Shub during his MFEA talk.

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  JPMorgan’s Embrace Squeezed American Century Revenues: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 23, 2012

  Arbitrators found that JPMorgan had breached a revenue-sharing agreement with American Century in order to suppress the firm’s value and make it a cheap acquisition target.

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  New Hire Roundup: Bowen Is Acting Chair at SIPC; Pologe Goes to Genworth

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 29, 2012

  This week in new hires, Genworth welcomed David Pologe and David Ford joined Securities America.

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  5 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q4 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 15, 2012

  Brokerage firms in the fourth quarter boosted earnings growth as high as 191% and reported declines as low as 131%–AdvisorOne selected 10 to spotlight.

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  Stand-Alone Living Benefits–Guaranteeing Lifetime Income Without an Annuity

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  February 11, 2012

  A product that can fill a need when clients are wary of annuities.

• McCann Is Top UBS Americas Exec

  By Janet Levaux  |  December 26, 2011

  UBS recently made Bob McCann head of UBS’ operations in the Americas and reassigned Philip Lofts to the post of chief risk officer for the Swiss-based firm. Maureen Miskovic, who had been chief risk officer for UBS since early 2010, left the firm.

• Deutsche Bank Selling Chunk of Asset Management Business

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 16, 2011

  The decision to sell was made in the wake of a strategic review of the business that was spurred by changing conditions within the industry that included regulatory reforms.

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  UBS Grabs $1.9M Merrill Producer

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2011

  Barry Mitchell joins UBS in New York from BofA-Merrill Lynch, where he managed about $290 million in assets.