1st Global Corporate Timeline
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2010

  • 1st Global partners with Pareto Systems to provide proven business development, practice management and marketing solutions to advisors
  • 1st Global announces that Dr. Harry M. Markowitz, recipient of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his dissertation on Modern Portfolio Theory, has been engaged as advisor to 1st Global’s Investment Management Solutions (IMS) investment committee and as a consultant to 1st Global’s Investment Management Research Group
  • 1st Global partners with Investigo®, a division of Broadridge™ to enhance the 1st Global Pathway™ platform
  • 1st Global announces release of new alternative investment solutions

2009

  • 1st Global introduces Unified Portfolio Theory: A New Framework for Understanding Risk and Building Better Investment Portfolios white paper
  • Rollout of the Succession Planning Center, created in conjunction with Succession Planning Consultants, Inc.
  • 1st Global introduces Sustainable Income Solutions white paper and center
  • 1st Global kicks off first annual Eagles Executive Forum
  • 1st Global affiliates with Peter Montoya’s new compliance-integrated product called MarketingLibrary.net
  • 1st Global Partners with Klein Decisions to Develop Robust Risk Assessment Tool
  • 1st Global unveils 1st Global Pathway™, an essential business resource providing the information and funtionality necessary to implement new brokerage accounts in one central location

2008

  • 1st Global unveils ground-breaking enhancements to its IMS fee-based platform through Unified Portfolio Theory™ (UPT) framework
  • Cutting-edge Investment Planning Symposiums are held in January and May for leading wealth managers
  • 1st Global earns sixth consecutive DALBAR Service Excellence award
  • 1st Global is the only financial services company to earn the DALBAR Crystal Pyramid award
  • David Knoch is named President and Chief Operating Officer


¹ The DALBAR Service Excellence Award is awarded to financial services firms for service provided to their representatives. The award recognizes a company's ability to exceed pre-determined measures of service in four categories: Attitude, Accommodation, Expertise and Call Interrupts. The DALBAR Service Excellence Award qualifying standard is set using industry averages from the previous year plus DALBAR’s projection of industry trends in the service excellence category. 1st Global pays no fee to participate in the DALBAR service excellence survey. 42 percent of the 36 participating firms received awards for service excellence.

2007

  • 1st Global earns fifth consecutive DALBAR Service Excellence award
  • 1st Global celebrates its 15 year anniversary
  • CEO Tony Batman is named among 100 most influential in the accounting industry for the 12th year in a row
  • 1st Global rolls out the new Investment Management Solutions (IMS) Navigator
  • 1st Global unveils Unified Portfolio Theory (UPT) framework

2006

  • CEO Tony Batman Named Among 25 Most Influential in Financial Services by Investment Advisor
  • 1st Global earns fourth consecutive DALBAR Service Excellence award and DALBAR Crystal Pyramid award for the first time
  • 1st Global publishes the MATRIX™, Third Edition
  • 1st Global grows to 1,200 affiliated financial advisors and 23 WIN teams


¹ The DALBAR Service Excellence Award is awarded to financial services firms for service provided to their representatives. The award recognizes a company’s ability to exceed pre-determined measures of service in four categories; Attitude, Accommodation, Expertise and Call Interrupts. The DALBAR Service Excellence Award qualifying standard is set using industry averages from the previous year plus DALBAR’s projection of industry trends in the service excellence category. 1st Global pays no fee to participate in the DALBAR service excellence survey. Thirty-six percent of the 39 participating firms received awards for service excellence.

2005

  • CEO Tony Batman Named Among 25 Most Influential in Financial Services by Investment Advisor
  • 1st Global receives third consecutive DALBAR Service Excellence Award
  • 1st Global Marketing Field Guide, a systematic approach to marketing a wealth management practice, debuts

2004

  • Tony Batman is named chairman of Financial Services Institute
  • 1st Global earns second DALBAR award
  • First annual Circle of Champions, an educational gathering of multi-partner wealth management firms, is held
  • Fee-based asset management platform, Investment Management Solutions (IMS), is launched


¹ The DALBAR Service Excellence Award is awarded to financial services firms for service provided to their representatives. The award recognizes a company’s ability to exceed pre-determined measures of service in four categories; Attitude, Accommodation, Expertise and Call Interrupts. The DALBAR Service Excellence Award qualifying standard is set using industry averages from the previous year plus DALBAR’s projection of industry trends in the service excellence category. 1st Global pays no fee to participate in the DALBAR service excellence survey. Thirty-six percent of the 39 participating firms received awards for service excellence.

2003

  • 1st Global receives DALBAR Service Excellence Award
  • MATRIX™ Video Education Series premiers
  • Wealth Management Instruction and Networking (WIN) Program, with 20 regional WIN Teams, begins

2002

  • Historic Milestone: 1st Global Celebrates 10th Anniversary
  • 1st Global expands education program to focus on financial services assistants
  • 1st Global publishes MATRIX2

2001

  • 1st Global publishes the first edition of the MATRIX™, a comprehensive guide to building a successful wealth management business

2000

  • The Business Management Services (BMS) program is introduced

1999

  • Compass, 1st Global’s retirement platform, is introduced
  • 1st Global expands to over 550 affiliated financial advisors

1998

  • 1st Global launches first national ad campaign
  • Major business-building systems developed, including 1st Global Work Program, Practice Development Index™, Wealth Development Index™

1997

  • 1st Global News, a monthly publication for affiliates, is published for the first time
  • A new company logo is created
  • Company headquarters move to larger office space
  • 1st Global reaches 219 affiliated financial advisors

1996

  • Advisory board holds first meeting
  • Web site is launched, www.1stGlobal.com

1994 - 1995

  • 1st Global’s regional education and networking program expands to nine teams across the country
  • The first advisor publication, Global Gambits, is produced
  • 1st Global marks a major milestone, with 112 affiliated financial advisors

1992 - 1993

  • 1st Global is founded by Stephen A. “Tony” Batman and Jim Ainsworth
  • 21 affiliated financial advisors on board
  • Company logo is created
  • First two Regional Partnership Program (RePP) teams are established
  • First National Conference is held in Dallas
  • 1st Global grows to 39 affiliated financial advisors
  • First educational workshop “WINGS” is held
  • The Recipe, a guide to building a successful financial services practice, is published