Former SEC Chair Harold Williams has died, Brighthouse Financial complete spin-off from MetLife, and age matters when talking to clients.

Rob Comfort was named president of CUNA Brokerage Services while Martin Powell was named VP of strategic account development and management.

In its latest round of FAQs, the DOL clears up retirement-plan advisors' confusion around 408(b)(2) disclosures and recommendations to increase contributions and plan participation.

Brighthouse Financial completed its spin off from MetLife and was listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Monday.

Last year alone 226 Vanguard funds and ETFs reported expense ratio declines, saving customers an estimated $337 million cumulatively, the company said.

UBS kept its place as the world's largest private bank, followed by Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

Advisors in California fight for back pay and commissions, investors who write down their retirement plans are more confident, and Michael Greenwald joins Tiedemann Wealth Management.

The expansion of Wells Fargo's fake-accounts review will include three more years and a new methodology in finding affected customers.