Will Leitch

The palace intrigue at Morgan Stanley continues—to the delight of the New York City-based financial journalism core. For days now, Morgan CEO Philip Purcell’s struggle to keep the helm of Morgan has been...

One of the few aspects of the securities industry to escape significant regulatory intervention so far is the sale of variable annuity products. But that is about to change. The NASD, responding to a complaint filed...

Just what the small-business owner needed a new regulation that requires more work. In March, the Department of Labor handed down new regulations covering the disposition of funds abandoned in 401(k) plans when...

A recent clarification from the Internal Revenue Service could change the way clients fund their individual retirement accounts and may eventually cut into a rep's IRA-related fees. In a recently released response to...

Merrill Lynch is taking a radical new look at how retirement and baby boomers are perceived and it could change the way their advisors structure their retirement businesses. A new study from the firm asserts that the...

Here's some hot news: According to a recent Wells Fargo/Gallup survey, 75 percent of small-business owners are with the U.S. health care system. Another shocker: The big issue is skyrocketing costs. As a result, more...

When the Wall Street research scandal drew to its close last July as the SEC exacted a global settlement from the top investment banks many reps wondered how it would change their lives. In addition to coughing up a...

A new trend in 401(k)s: Small businesses trying to figure out just where all their service provider fees are going and whether the fees are too much. Firms like Illinois-based Clark Consulting are being hired to break...