Articles tagged "Fidelity Investments"
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Fidelity's bet on ultra-compliance with the DOL rule pays off big as 401(k) assets jump stunning $280 billion in 2017
The Boston giant also added staggering 1.6 million plan participants but here comes DOL rule's BICE and the need to come extra clean on all those in-house funds
March 16, 2018 at 5:41 PM
How Lori Hardwick's startup -- funded to the gills -- may co-opt the advisor desktop by creating an overarching open architecture
The co-founder's AI Labs is a portal-of-portals software that means to create -- and just may -- a virtual mono-custodian, mono-software platform
March 15, 2018 at 1:53 AM
Fidelity exec joins 401(k) robo he formerly serviced with hyper-micro mindset
Stan Smith becomes CEO of SaveDaily, which has been around since 1999, way under the radar
March 5, 2018 at 10:38 PM
What an RIA should make of Wall Street Journal's expose of how Schwab, Fidelity and TD Ameritrade's advice machines steer client assets
Product of a six-month of investigation, the Jason Zweig and Anne Tergesen-authored article alleges conflicts at the discount brokers are rife -- but RIA reactions to the revelations are textured
January 27, 2018 at 12:43 AM
Fidelity sounds alarm over RIA discounting but Mark Tibergien, Eric Clarke and others see it differently
Pershing's Gabe Garcia sees more RIAs raising fees than lowering them but Fidelity's David Canter says he observes real-life discounts that support survey results
December 21, 2017 at 5:05 PM
Three advisors in Atlanta break away with $1.8 billion and make seven-year Fidelity relationship manager their CEO -- whose duties now include managing a lawsuit from former IBD
ACG Wealth replaced Triad with their own broker-dealer and allegedly depended on a verbal assurance that may be tested in court
July 27, 2017 at 11:41 PM
Fidelity warns on the fees RIAs charge as growth of their practices falter yet lower prices aren't the answer
The Boston custodian calls attention to pedestrian 2015 organic net new growth of 6.7% as sign that clients are baffled about what exactly they are paying for
December 20, 2016 at 7:13 PM
Mike Durbin takes new RIA+ job at Fidelity after an unlooked-for two-year eMoney mission concludes
After Abby Johnson had former RIA chief troubleshoot $250-million purchase, he comes back to stock shelves with robo and alt goodies
December 8, 2016 at 12:08 AM
Fidelity launches new robo as Schwab's hits $8.2 billion in assets
The Boston giant differentiates itself by its promise to keep cash holdings at less than 1% and in having a published fee -- albeit a floating one
July 27, 2016 at 4:06 AM
eMoney makes its first big enterprise sale as a Fidelity sub-unit by showing a few features and much salesmanship
Though Advicent is being phased out, an analyst says that eMoney and Advicent are more similar than you'd think
July 7, 2016 at 5:14 PM
Delta employees sue Fidelity for 'illegal kickbacks' from Financial Engines
The case may turn on whether Fidelity, by acting as recordkeeper and administrator, qualifies as a fiduciary and therefore breached its duty as it accepted Financial Engines' advice fees
July 6, 2016 at 6:58 PM
Fidelity dumps two liquid alts managers after they fail to deliver the vaunted 'hedge effect' in stormy markets
The Boston giant gave Arden, then Blackstone, the bum's rush after their halo effect was tarnished by high expenses, low returns
April 8, 2016 at 6:12 PM
With RIAs deliberately not in mind, Fidelity Investments launches Fidelity Go, a robo-advisor with the human touch of Vince Gubitosi
The Boston investments firm is using Geode Capital to call the shots, BlackRock as ETF supplier, and its own employees as its initial test subjects
November 20, 2015 at 10:32 PM
Dimensional Fund Advisors to launch 13 target date funds but can its RIA 'cult' deliver success?
The Austin, Texas-based fund giant sees a 401(k) opening the size of its home state if Vanguard, T.Rowe and Fido are any indication
October 16, 2015 at 4:33 PM
Philip Palaveev and Bob Oros create Hunger Games-style RIA high jinks for Fidelity execs, then release it for wide consumption
The reality TV-Harvard Business School hybrid throws simulated market crashes, personal tragedies and M&A what-ifs at green FAs to test their mettle and groom them for succession
