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  • Tax Hikes Would Slam Bank Deposits

    10/27/2010 1:30:20 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    If Bush-era tax-bracket reductions disappear, so will bank deposits, according to Market Rate Insight. Bank deposits will fall by $200 billion for each 1% increase in the ratio between tax...

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  • Paulson Justifies "Terrible" Choices

    10/27/2010 1:27:41 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Henry Paulson confessed that one his lowest moments as Treasury Secretary came as he was about to deliver a speech just as Citigroup was starting to unravel in late 2008. Paulson, who'd already...

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  • Putnam Thinks Nationally With New 529 Plan

    10/1/2010 1:28:33 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Two weeks after announcing a new 529 college savings partnership with the state of Nevada, Putnam Investments said it plans to expand sales of the program nationally. The Boston investment...

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  • Bankers' Confidence Takes a Beating

    10/1/2010 1:28:24 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Bankers are losing their bullishness about an economic turnaround. Whereas 45% of bank executives though the economy was on the right track six months ago, a new survey by Grant Thornton and Bank...

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  • FINRA Proposes All-Public Arbitration Panels

    9/28/2010 2:08:59 PM Bank Investment Consultant
      FINRA is proposing all-public arbitration panels in a rule it's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission next month, following a two-year pilot program. The idea is to...

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  • Maryland Adds Investment Muscle to Pension Fund

    9/21/2010 5:08:13 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Benjamin Gong and David Ferguson have joined the nearly $35 billion Maryland State Retirement and Pension System as senior investment analysts, said Michael Golden, director of external affairs. ...

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  • Are Social Media Phobias Holding Advisors Back?

    9/21/2010 12:02:28 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Brokerage firms continue to talk a good game when it comes to social media, but few are actually doing anything about it, and that may turn out to be a mistake. According to a report by...

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  • With Beijing Branch Coming, Northern Trust Expects Long-Term Gains in China

    9/20/2010 12:02:27 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Establishing a presence in China is slow going, but Northern Trust Corp., which recently won approval for a Beijing branch office, believes the payoff will be worth the wait. "We're excited...

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  • Almost All Investors Support a Fiduciary Standard

    9/15/2010 4:02:05 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    At 91%, the overwhelming majority of retail investors support a fiduciary standard for all financial advisors, according to a survey of 1,319 investors by Infogroup/ORC. The survey indicates that...

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  • Provident's Single Fee Aims to Appease Wealthy Clients

    9/13/2010 12:34:59 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Provident Bank's wealth management group is betting that wealthy people are fed up with being nickel-and-dimed by their banks. Provident, a Jersey City institution, is counting on a...

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  • Investors Down, But Not Out

    9/10/2010 1:34:36 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Most retail investors remain confident in the long-term strength of the economy despite two years of rollercoaster volatility and heavy losses, according to a new Center for Audit Quality survey...

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  • Double Dip Unlikely: Wells Fargo

    9/9/2010 12:34:37 PM Bank Investment Consultant
      While it's not back on its feet yet, the U.S. economy is proving more resilient than many naysayers predicted, according to September's Monthly Outlook from Wells Fargo's economics...

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  • Bank Brokerage Looks Up After a Terrible 2009

    9/8/2010 1:34:27 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Bank brokerage had a terrible 2009, with investment revenue per $1 million in retail deposits falling 12%, according to Kehrer-LIMRA, which now has the full data for last year. Bank brokerage had...

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  • Prudential Set to Double Variable Annuity Sales in Banks

    9/7/2010 12:40:07 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Prudential Financial's focus on banks is paying off. The strategy led to an unprecedented 144% growth in bank-channel sales in the second quarter year-over-year, with sales of $860 million,...

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  • Scout Acquires Fixed-Income Specialist

    9/2/2010 12:48:13 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    In a deal that will more than double its assets under management, Scout Investment Advisors, a Kansas City, Mo., unit of UMB Financial, announced Thursday it signed a definitive agreement to buy...

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  • Advisor Groups Spar Over Fiduciary Solution

    9/1/2010 12:14:49 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Two advisor trade groups - the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and Financial Planning Coalition, which consists of the Certified Planner Board of Standards, the...

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  • Gloomy Investors Create Sales Opportunities

    7/7/2010 1:23:55 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Affluent investors ended the first half of the year on a sour note, their confidence slipping seven points to negative-12 on the Spectrem Group's Affluent Investor Confidence Index, but...

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  • World's Wealthy Back on Track

    6/23/2010 3:14:45 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Despite the fact that the world's gross domestic product shrank last year, high-net-worth individuals managed to almost make up for 2008 losses, according to the Merrill Lynch Global...

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  • Tacoma's Columbia State Bank a Haven for Wire-House Veterans

    6/16/2010 10:52:23 AM Bank Investment Consultant
    Brokers started streaming from wire houses a couple of years ago, and judging from the experience of Columbia State Bank in Tacoma, there are plenty still interested in leaving. Columbia's...

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  • Putnam Looks to Expand Fund Lineup

    6/15/2010 11:54:45 AM Bank Investment Consultant
    Putnam Investments plans to continue to aggressively expand its array of products even as market volatility has forced some competitors to retrench. Robert L. Reynolds, the Boston-based...

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  • Schapiro Expects Stricter SEC

    6/15/2010 11:54:25 AM Bank Investment Consultant
    When Mary Schapiro stepped into her job as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2009 she knew she would have a tough road ahead given the extent of the global financial...

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  • The Growing Divide Between Banks and Customers

    6/10/2010 12:34:30 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    There's a growing divide between the way bankers and consumers view the banking industry, according to the annual Bank Administration Institution Index of Bank Consumer Sentiment, released...

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  • Boston Private Hires McKinsey Executive as CEO, President

    6/8/2010 1:34:38 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday that Clayton G. Deutsch will succeed Timothy L. Vaill as chief executive officer and president on July 31. The succession plan to...

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  • Ogg's "Watch and Wait Approach" Spurs Tower Bridge

    6/7/2010 12:34:28 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    After receiving an MBA from Ohio State University in 1974, Maris Ogg worked in the fast-paced, testosterone-laden world of trading before moving to the analytical side at a bank trust company....

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  • BNY Mellon Takes Aim at Breakaway Brokers

    5/26/2010 1:34:03 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    BNY Mellon Wealth Management hopes to increase sales this year by pitching its custody services to registered investment advisers. Peter L. Berg, hired this week as a vice president and...

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  • Use Focus Groups to Solve Referral Challenges

    5/25/2010 1:00:09 PM FPA
    Prospecting for new clients has long been a challenge for even the most successful advisers. When it comes to referrals, advisers often have two choices. They can be proactive and ask for...

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  • The Need for Emotional Competence in Practice Management

    5/25/2010 1:00:00 PM FPA
    At the heart of successful practice management is the cultivation of emotional competence in oneself and one's direct reports. Emotional competence drives practice management and must be...

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  • Europe's Crisis Has a Silver Lining for Wealthy Clients

    5/13/2010 12:13:53 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    While risks run high, there are plenty of opportunities for canny financial advisors to make money for wealthy clients in the embattled Eurozone market-if they know where to look. First, the...

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  • Krawcheck: Advisors Must Work to Regain Client Trust

    4/22/2010 1:21:48 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    The financial services industry might want to take a cue from Domino's Pizza before declaring "mission accomplished" on the economic crisis. Sally Krawcheck, the president of Bank of America's...

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  • BNY Mellon, State Street Look to M&A to Spur Growth

    4/20/2010 12:51:34 PM Bank Investment Consultant
    As the country's two largest custody banks wait for interest rates to improve to spur organic growth, both continue to jockey for position as the industry consolidates. Bank of New York...

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