Boston Consulting Group

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  Schwab’s Sonders: Middle America Is My Favorite Emerging Market

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  "Someone asked me in a Q&A, 'What’s your favorite emerging market?’ and ‘Middle America’ was what came out of my mouth,” Sonders said at the FPA-New York annual summit.

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  Cetera’s Barnaby Grist Leaving BD to Care for Family

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2013

  Barnaby Grist, EVP of wealth management, preached that health and family come first to his team at Cetera, and now he’s putting the belief into practice.

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  Consumers Driving Chinese Economy

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  It is clear that the role of the affluent Chinese consumer in is becoming increasingly important as the country transitions and continues its efforts of steering the economy toward consumption and away from investment.

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  Kitces on Top 3 Topics for Advisors in 2013—Topic 1: Fiduciary and SRO

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  January 8, 2013

  First up in an intense year for advisor regulation: movement from the DOL on its fiduciary rule.

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  New Hire Roundup: Wells Fargo Advisors Names 3 to Key Roles

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  This week in new hires, Wells Fargo Advisors filled three leadership positions; Gail Graham and Stephanie Bogan joined United Capital; Jonathan Morris went to Dynasty Financial Partners; and IRI announced changes to its board.

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  Asian Millionaires Shun Wealth Managers

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2012

  Wealthy Asians have lost confidence in not just private banks but also investment products and low returns since the market woes of 2008.

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  New Hire Roundup: Feldman Named Gold Bullion CEO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2012

  This week in new hires, Steven Feldman was named CEO and Eric Schwartz was made chairman of the board at Gold Bullion International, and United Capital brought in three new management team members.

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  Slowing Economy to Hit China Jobs; South Korean Banks Investigated for Rate-Rigging

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2012

  The global economic slowdown is taking its toll in Asia, which has also proved it is not immune to financial scandal.

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  It’s Not Too Late to Make Your Voice Heard on SRO Bill

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  July 6, 2012

  If you’re not in favor of having FINRA become the SRO for RIAs, join the advisor grass-roots effort to advocate with Congress against Bachus bill.

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  Boomerang: Will FINRA Oversight Force RIAs to the Next Level?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2012

  Mark Hurley's prediction that the RIA community will consolidate into 40 to 50 mega-firms may be effected by FINRA taking oversight of advisors. Maybe that's not a bad thing?