Articles tagged "Charles Schwab & Co."
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Pathstone reclaims by poach Schwab’s family office division unit head, Eddie Brown, weeks after the Lovell Minnick ultrahigh-net-worth roll-up snapped up a $50 billion RIA
Brown's hire is also something of a 'reunion', given his near 15 years at Pathstone, and through family office roles at both Fidelity and Schwab.
November 14, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Reddit and weep; Fidelity soars 68% in social media interactions, after embracing TikTok and other media, but sticks with the traditional output on Facebook and LinkedIn
The Boston giant' is getting past the old LinkedIn, Facebook paradigm, adopting a more casual tone and using third-party media for 'service.'
August 27, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Wall Street hammers Charles Schwab Corp. shares and blasts management 'execution' after Tuesday's surprise unveiling of budding mega-outsource deal with its biggest shareholder, TD Bank
The Westlake, Texas giant's shares fell 5.4% today after plummeting 10% yesterday; analyst see the bank's risk retreat as a concession the March 2023 interest rate crisis has done 'permanent' damage.
July 18, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Peter Mallouk is exploring new RIA custody vendor for his $300-billion firm, despite new Fidelity referral deal; this time around upstart brands are in the running
The founder and CEO of the national RIA in Kansas was tight with TD Ameritrade and says although no 'dominant' No. 3 custodian has emerged he is optimistic that it's imminent.
May 9, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Ex-PR chief of Schwab Advisor Services reappears at StreetCred while Schwab loses a corporate PR head and gains a new one to 'protect the brand' after a rough 2023
Rob Farmer joins Jimmy Moock, Emma Smith, Will Ruben and Jason Lahita at StreetCred; Andrew Wyse, an ex-Pepsi PR honcho, joins Schwab after Joe Carberry departure in January.
April 20, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Charles Schwab Corp. headcount is down 4,000 from its June 30 peak, nearly double the expected 'reductions,' though the company has hundreds of job openings, many with 'wealth' in the titles
The $9-trillion financial firm disclosed an updated total of 32,600 staff, which is a hair above the 2021 first quarter total, but down 9.4% from 12 months ago.
April 18, 2024 at 3:48 AM
A canary in the coal mine, Amy Richardson left Charles Schwab & Co. for an RIA -- before the 2,000 layoffs -- now a robust job market is saving the Schwab diaspora, she says
The former Schwab director wants former colleagues to know life exists after Schwab and good job opportunities are plentiful in the financial services sector.
December 20, 2023 at 1:52 AM
Charles Schwab Corp. pulls a complete rebrand (almost) of TD Amertrade's web news site, a CNBC-look-alike popular with RIAs now called 'Schwab Network'
The Westlake, Texas firm's network joined Bloomberg, CNBC and FoxBusiness with live market coverage at all hours during the COVID lockdown
August 26, 2023 at 2:39 AM
Belated Fidelity and Schwab co-op crypto venture suddenly looks timely, even predatory -- with crypto whiz kids 'belly up' and Bitcoin rising
The two RIA custody mega-rivals -- with Citadel and Virtu providing much trade muscle -- launch SEC-sensitive 'EDX' 12 years after Coinbase founding and after many 'digital asset' pioneers blew up
June 22, 2023 at 8:28 PM
After big Memorial Day systems merger, Charles Schwab & Co. gets an earful from TD Ameritrade investors -- and one RIA son-in-law -- over snafus, mobile app letdown and agonizing call center experiences
Vocal Twitter-using TDA investors don't hold back their dismay about how much got allegedly lost in translation for data and access
May 31, 2023 at 2:26 AM
Nantucket restaurant startup gets Charles 'Chuck' Schwab in its court after Franklin Templeton scion sues it in court; FDIC sticks it to the too-big-to-fail crowd as smallest banks skate; Peter Mallouk liked his 'base case' for re-homing $15.9 billion 'Boston Private' assets but never got to make it
Fight San Francisco billionaires with SF billionaires; FDIC decides who pays for SVB debacle; Creative Planning CEO was willing to get lucky
May 26, 2023 at 1:41 AM
Envestnet will roll out RIA custody by 2024, disputing Bernie Clark's lean Schwab profit math, by citing average 15-basis-point margins
The Berwyn, Pa. company says Schwab's own public disclosures Clark's 'nine basis point' claims, though Envestnet will likely need to hand over as much as half the take to FNZ, a competitor says
May 13, 2023 at 1:03 AM
Biz Briefs: The sorry scene at my local First Republic branch • Schwab launches new (smaller) lay-off round • Schwab hoovers pennies passing FINRA fee to clients • Gensler pleas for funds • Fidelity owner's private equity pres. retires • an Orion-Envestnet staff switcheroo • LPL dumps FutureAdvisor
Range Rovers screeched in and drivers joined a grim queue to get their cash, and cookie • The Schwab-TDA deal cull count now stands at roughly 3.5% of its staff • FMR's hockey star president has stepped down • SEC chief wants more enforcers • An Envestnet executive proves joining a rival is good business • LPL now has an in-house robot.
April 29, 2023 at 1:36 AM
With 15,000 Fidelity, Schwab and Vanguard staffers there, Dallas metroplex notches Fisher Investments headquarters almost as a formality; Ken Fisher and 1,200 staff are already Lone Star denizens
The $189-billion national RIA of Camas, Wash. evinced being incensed over a Washington state court ruling upholding a state capital gains tax--the final straw behind the move.
April 1, 2023 at 3:42 AM
Another RIA whisperer, Julian Lopez, has left Schwab Advisor Services after 24 years to join LPL, which he sees as more advisor-focused and 'entrepreneurial'
The Houston executive, like Kelly Smith in Chicago, was considered a key service talent for RIAs though Lopez says his circumstances differ.
