FA News

Selected American Team Named 2005's Top Managers

   Christopher Davis and Ken Charles Feinberg, managers of the Selected American Shares and Davis NY Venture A funds, have been named 2005 domestic-stock managers of the year...

FPA Conference Passes On New Orleans

   The Financial Planning Association has moved its annual conference later this year from New Orleans to Nashville, Tenn...

Larry Roth Named CEO Of Royal Alliance Associates

   AIG Retirement Services today named veteran brokerage executive Lawrence Roth as president of its New York City-based Royal Alliance Associates...

When Is A Broker An Advisor?

   An interpretation by the SEC of how brokers are expected to toe the line between fee-based brokerage and advisory services has renewed the debate over the commission's...

Study: Asset Managers Ignoring Boomer Needs

   Asset managers aren't preparing for the coming of the baby boomer retiree, according to a new study...

Wilmington Trust Launches Seven Funds

   Wilmington Trust has announced the launch of seven new mutual funds, including one that invests exclusively in ETFs...

CPAs, CFPs Most Trusted Financial Advisors

   CPAs topped the list of most trusted financial advisors-edging out Certified Financial Planners-in a recent survey of individual investors...

Raymond James Names New Sales Exec

   Raymond James Financial has named a new sales director for its independent contractor division, the company announced.    James A...

American Century To Acquire Mason Street Funds

   American Century Investments has announced a reorganization plan that will result in it absorbing 10 of 11 funds in the Mason Street family...

Concord, NPT Team To Provide Charity Fund

   Concord Equity Group Advisors, a provider of outsourced wealth management solutions, has teamed with the National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) to create a donor-advised fund...

'Barely Boomer' Generation Has Special Needs

   As baby boomers start to enter retirement, financial advisors need to be aware that they don't all share the same profile, according to a recent study...

Assets in 529 Plans Up 40.6% in 3Q

   Assets in 529 college savings plans at the end of the third quarter rose 40.6% from a year earlier, with total assets of $63.4 billion, according to the College Savings...

Morningstar To Buy Ibbotson For $83M

   Morningstar announced it has agreed to acquire Ibbotson Associates, the asset allocation research and consulting firm, for $83 million in cash...

Profiles On Demand Set For January Launch

   Financial Profiles Inc...

Web-Based Version Of Junxure-I Planned

   CRM Software, the developers of Junxure-I, the comprehensive client relationship-management software system for financial service professionals, is planning to offer...

IRS Launches New Web Site

   The Internal Revenue Service has launched a redesigned Web site that it says makes it easier to navigate and search for tax preparation tools...

Bank Finds Success In Advisor Market

   EverBank-a Jacksonville, Fla.-based bank that offers banking and mortgage services to independent advisors-says its advisor business is booming...

ING CEO Nominated For NASD Board

   John S. Simmers, CEO of ING Advisors Network, has been nominated to serve on the NASD Board of Governors...

More Than 1,200 Attend Financial Advisor Symposium

   The 8th Annual Financial Advisor Symposium drew 1,250 attendees, more than 130 exhibitors and a host of well-received speakers, including advisor and author Nick Murray,...

Parents Ponder Tuition Versus Toys

   Parents are getting ready to spend an average of $400 for each of their children this holiday season-and are considering replacing toys with college savings contributions,...