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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

Legal definition of the fiduciary standard To quote directly from a paper by Attorney Lorna Schnase , two bodies of law form the legal basis for the fiduciary standard: Common law: Under common law principles of agency, an investment adviser, as agent, owes fiduciary duties to its client, as principal.3 2010, August 1).

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee.

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee. ESG AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.

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How the SEC Has Strayed From Its Mission

Inside Information

If the petitions get traction, it could bring about huge shifts in the regulatory playing field for fiduciary advisors and Wall Street—and benefit financial consumers perhaps most of all.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The Other 95% achen Mon, 04/16/2018 - 13:23 The traditional goal for a nonprofit’s investment portfolio was to earn a 5% return or so that could be used to fund the nonprofit’s programs. This specificity helps guide the nonprofit’s board and investment committee members as they carry out their fiduciary duty.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

Mon, 04/16/2018 - 13:23. This specificity helps guide the nonprofit’s board and investment committee members as they carry out their fiduciary duty. The Other 95%. The traditional goal for a nonprofit’s investment portfolio was to earn a 5% return or so that could be used to fund the nonprofit’s programs.

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Transcript: Ilana Weinstein

The Big Picture

We love, but at the end of the day, They have a fiduciary duty to their LPs to hire the best person. Balyasny lost a lot of capital in 2018. Brevan Howard at peak was 40 billion, then it drops down to six and change in 2018, and now it’s back up again. WEINSTEIN: We love diversity. RITHOLTZ: Right.