asset management

• Guggenheim Absorbs Rydex

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  October 26, 2011

  Guggenheim Partners is folding rydex SGI into its ETF asset management group. Combined together, the firm will have approximately $119 billion under management.

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  Jim Barnash Joins New Kind of Advisor Partnership: Merion Wealth

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2011

  Former FPA president will focus on finding, transitioning independent advisors into Merion Wealth Partners.

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  UBS’ CEO Resigns, Replaced by Former Merrill Exec

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 24, 2011

  Ermotti fills in for Grübel as rival broker-dealers and recruiters lick their chops, in anticipation of a possible sale and the expectation that more advisors will leave

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  Top Portfolio Products: Morningstar Reports Heavy Fund Outflows, ETF Increases

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 15, 2011

  Last week, Morningstar reported that fund outflows fell heavily in July as ETFs increased. Meanwhile, in new portfolio products, Aberdeen has taken over management of The Singapore Fund.

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  New Hire Roundup: BofA's Krawcheck Elected as FINRA Board Member

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 4, 2011

  Sallie Krawcheck, president of Global Wealth & Investment Management for Bank of America, was elected as large-firm governor for FINRA, while Jack Brennan of Vanguard was elected as FINRA's lead governor.

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  Top Portfolio Products: AdvisorShares, Cousteau Develop ETF; Van Eck Introduces Closed-End Municipal Bond ETF

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2011

  New products introduced in July include a socially responsible ETF from AdvisorShares and a closed-end municipal bond ETF from Van Eck, as well as a guaranteed income annuity from New York Life and a China currency bond fund from Guinness Atkinson.

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  A Fiduciary Standard: The Next Big (Marketing) Thing?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  July 12, 2011

  If brokers can call themselves fiduciaries without actually being so, having a 'fiduciary duty' may become the next powerful marketing tool.

• Standing Out: Women Are Leading Wealth Management

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2010

  In wealth management and securities regulation, women are standing out, even though as a percentage of professionals in the financial services industry, their ranks are still smaller than men's.

• Can't tell a book...

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2005

  I was all geared up to lambaste Mark Hurley for subjecting the independent advisory community to another round of shoddy research, weak analysis, and unfounded...