financial services

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  The Advisor as Inspirer

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  April 29, 2013

  How do you lead your employees, your clients, your life? Do you want to do a better job of it? Here are tips from top experts.

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  Raymond James Not Feeling Acquisitive, CEO Says

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  Paul Reilly says acquisition of Morgan Keegan was a “good experience,” but doesn’t see “a lot of opportunities” for future deals.

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  Online Sales Tax Bill Seen as Rife With Unintended Consequences

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 23, 2013

  Lawmakers and officials from the retirement planning and securities industries are coming out against an online financial transaction tax bill that they say would hurt retirement savers, small businesses and investors.

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  High Growth Prospects Create Investor Opportunities in Central Asia

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  April 22, 2013

  The IMF predicts 5.5% growth for Central Asia in 2013, but “we’ve only scratched the surface of the great potential there,” says Global X Funds CEO Bruno del Ama.

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  5 New Findings of the fi360-AdvisorOne Fiduciary Survey for 2013

  By Kathleen M. McBride, FiduciaryPath  |  April 17, 2013

  For the third year, fi360 and AdvisorOne have joined forces to survey attitudes of financial advisors of all types on the fiduciary standard.

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  When Disclosures Do More Harm Than Good to the Client

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  Disclosure is good, nondisclosure is bad—right? Perhaps it's not as simple as we like to believe, as Michael Finke of Texas Tech points out.

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  New Hire Roundup: Lincoln Financial Advisors Appoints Joseph Gaeckle

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  This week in new hires, Joseph Gaeckle was appointed managing principal at Lincoln Financial Advisors, and Jeff Conway was named to lead a data analytics group at State Street.

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  Gridlock Easing in Congress, but Not in House Financial Services: Rep. Himes

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  While the icy stalemate in Congress is “beginning to thaw,” expect further gridlock on the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., told state regulators Tuesday.

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  Florida’s Notice-Filing Legislation Affects Advisors Nationwide

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  Traditionally, financial services firms would have to close pending approval of a notice filing for actions such as changing BDs or moving offices.

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  New Hire Roundup: Focus Financial Adds Five

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  This week in new hires, Focus Financial announced five new hires, JHS Capital welcomed Mark Palsson, and Eric Falkeis became president and COO of Direxion.