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Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Will Leitch |
Doing the NASD After waiting more than a year for face time with the NASD, a dissident group finally got the opportunity to air its grievances. Problem is, now it's required to keep quiet about the meeting. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2004 Will Leitch |
The Death of the Peter Principle? Some experts speculate that the "producing branch manager" is a dying breed --- with more broker/dealers now hiring professional managers instead of promoting top producers. |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Matt Barthel |
Reinventing the Branch Manager The do-it-all BOM -- the guy who would mentor a financial office's young bucks, auditing their tickets and their client interactions all while recruiting and tending his own book -- is becoming obsolete in today's compliance-happy environment. |
Registered Rep. January 30, 2007 Halah Touryalai |
At Independent B/D Confab, Optimism and Skepticism The head of the Financial Services Industry Institute is feeling a little more comfortable with regulators. But, on the other hand, the chairman of the FSI also warns that the combining of the NYSE and NASD might create a power struggle among "second-level" regulatory staffers. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Erin Schulte |
A Perilous Position? The duties of branch office managers (BOMs) have morphed from business strategist and rainmaker to compliance cop. The role, once considered a plum job and stepping stone up the corporate ladder, is increasingly being regarded as a risky, thankless task. |
Registered Rep. February 21, 2007 John Churchill |
Who's Watching the Watcher? No One, Apparently The NASD fined Raymond James Financial Services $2.75 million today for inadequate sales supervision of its producing branch managers. |
The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 S.J. Caplan |
Check Out Your Broker A redesigned website tells you what you need to know before you invest. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 David A. Gaffen |
Third Time Is a Harm A NASD proposal first announced in 2003 requires that reps with three or more formal complaints against them receive extra supervision from their firms. Most major broker/dealers are already operating as if the rule were in place. |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill |
Brokers Called Up for Active Duty Face Licensing Headaches, Book-Poaching Colleagues For registered rep reservists serving in one of the nation's armed forces, coming home and returning to the job is soon to get a lot easier. Of course, the NASD says there is nothing it can do to prevent colleagues from stealing a GI advisor's book. |
Investment Advisor March 2007 |
March 2007 NASAA reported that between 2004 and 2005, 26% of the 3,635 state enforcement actions dealt with the financial exploitation of seniors... Financial Services Institute Chairman John Simmers announced FSI will issue a white paper... etc. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill |
Blotter In the Name of Love: An Ameriprise registered rep was accused of stealing money from clients to pay for travel abroad to look for a Russian bride... NASD Busts Slick Broker... |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Gregg Wirth |
It's the Advice, Stupid The NASD's probe definitely has many brokers and branch managers in the industry nervous. They are unsure exactly what regulators are looking for, what constitutes a violation and what, if any, penalties could be levied. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen |
From Top Dog to Compliance Monkey Many branch managers at full-service broker/dealers around the country have found in recent years that their old role as branch manager has diminished, as more business decisions are made by headquarters. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Will Leitch |
Out, Damn Spots Already, stockbrokers have located a loophole in a NASD instituted a rule meant to prevent stockbrokers from, in effect, buying their way out of client complaints. |
Registered Rep. November 7, 2006 Kevin Burke |
NASD Whacks Two Firms with Fines Over Ill-Advised 529 Sales The NASD said on Monday that it has fined Chase Investment Services and MetLife Securities for failing to establish internal controls to supervise the sale of 529 college savings plans. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Bill Singer |
Who Regulates the Regulators? In the securities industry, brokers are expected to follow the rules. If you don't, you will be held accountable by the NASD. But what do you do if the NASD doesn't follow the law? |
Registered Rep. March 17, 2003 Will Leitch |
Unfair Disclosure For The Broker? In a little-publicized move, the NASD has formed a Public Information Review Initiative, which would radically expand investors' access to information about brokers. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Christopher O'Leary |
A Crusade Against Indies? Regardless of whether going independent means a more regulatory scrutiny or not, advisors thinking of going out on their own need to understand just how much work such a move will entail in terms of keeping up with the ever-changing world of regulations. |
Registered Rep. April 7, 2005 Kristen French |
NASD Advocates More Disclosure, Less Paper Broker/dealers and their reps may get a big break on point-of-sale disclosure if the Securities and Exchange Commission heeds recent NASD advice. |
Registered Rep. December 15, 2005 John Churchill |
Court to NASD: You Don't Have a Leg to Stand On For the first time in its 68 years as a self-regulatory organization, the National Association of Securities Dealers sued the Securities and Exchange Commission over a right it was never granted. Guess what? It lost. |
Registered Rep. September 28, 2004 David A. Gaffen |
The NASD Has Clients' Number The organization will be increasing its use of unsolicited phone calls to clients within the course of investigations into broker/dealer activities -- including calls to clients who have not lodged complaints, which has angered executives. |
Registered Rep. August 20, 2004 |
Meting out Justice: NASD Issues 'Extraordinary Remedy' on Broker/Dealer for Market-Timing Abuse In its investigation, the regulator found that from January 2001 through August 2002, National helped four hedge fund clients conduct market-timing in 13 funds that prohibited or restricted such activity. |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Check Out Your Broker Finding the perfect broker to whom you would entrust your hard-earned money is difficult. "BrokerCheck," a new online tool from NASD, makes it easier to weed out the unscrupulous ones. |
Registered Rep. December 4, 2006 Kevin Burke |
FIA Urges NASD Committees to Revise Merger Small broker/dealer firms are trying to slow the proposed merger between the NASD and NYSE Regulation, saying that it's being pursued too hastily and the consequences are not clear. |
Registered Rep. September 14, 2006 Halah Touryalai |
NASD Fines Securities America for Failure to Supervise Securities America was fined $2.5 million for failing to supervise an advisor who allegedly lured clients into early retirement with exaggerated promises of high returns. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Andre Cappon |
Okay, Team, Listen Up! Whether some reps like to acknowledge it, the branch office manager is vital to the success of a given branch. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Mindy Diamond |
The Branch Manager Switch In today's turbulent markets, many financial advisors may want to give up a book of business and graduate to management, but that position also isn't as risk-free as they may think. |
Registered Rep. January 12, 2006 John Churchill |
Schapiro in for Glauber at NASD 2007 The NASD Board of Governors announced today that Mary Schapiro, currently the self-regulator's head of Regulatory Policy and Oversight, will become the NASD's chairwoman when the term of its current chief ends in December 2006. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 |
Supplemental Inquiry Q: Is there any way my employer can find out if I receive W-2 income from other sources... Q: Recently at a social event, a co-worker's client told me another local broker (who is a competitor) had made some disparaging remarks about my co-worker... etc. |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Kathleen M. McBride |
An Independent Voice The Financial Services Institute kicked off its annual conference at Disney World with the group's new chair, John Simmers, CEO of ING Advisors Network, introducing an ambitious agenda for 2007. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Juliette Fairley |
FP50: Angst Over Compliance As financial advisory firms struggle to manage a raft of new regulations, they are banding together to rein in the rule-makers. |
Registered Rep. April 11, 2011 Susan Konig |
Can Producing While You Manage Make You Better at Both? Some producers are not a formidable producers until they become producing branch managers. |
Registered Rep. February 3, 2006 John Churchill |
Dissidents Elected to NASD Board of Governors In an election victory that would make Ralph Nader, Ross Perot and other pot-stirring outsiders smile, two of three candidates running against NASD's leadership supported nominees have won seats on the self-regulator's National Board of Governors. |
Registered Rep. January 27, 2004 John Churchill |
New Rule Makes Clearing Your Record Harder Brokers can expect a new rule that will make removing customer complaints and disciplinary actions from their public records much more difficult. |
Registered Rep. January 8, 2003 Ross Tucker |
SIA Urges No Change to Branch Office Definition The SIA has expressed serious concerns over proposed changes by the NYSE and SEC that would alter the qualifications by which a broker/dealer office is considered a branch office. |
Investment Advisor December 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Three-Part Harmony Financial advisors, sing along as the SEC is set to look at proposals for regulatory rules that have been harmonized in an attempt to eliminate, or greatly reduce, conflicts, duplication, and confusion, in a new hybrid set of rules. |
Registered Rep. July 13, 2010 Susan Konig |
BOMs Work More, Earn Less In the 1970s through the early 1990s, plenty of financial advisors hoped one day to become branch managers. |
Investment Advisor February 2007 |
Gender Differences in Investor Behavior In general, this NASD survey raises more questions than answers. However, it is these questions that provide guidance in establishing a shared context for learning and a focus for exploring the underlying beliefs held by women about the management of money and investments. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 John Churchill |
Schapiro in, Glauber Out at NASD in 2007 Mary Schapiro, head of NASD Regulatory Policy and Oversight, will be taking over for Robert Glauber as chairman of the NASD at the end of the year. One tough cop replaces another. |
Registered Rep. October 26, 2004 David A. Gaffen |
Citi Fined by NASD for Hedge Fund Marketing Citigroup was censured and fined, but neither admitted nor denied the charges. A company spokeswoman said the firm "took immediate action in cooperating fully with the NASD to make sure all materials comply with current NASD guidance." |
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman |
Dueling Investigators Advisor Q&A: Why must agencies duplicate investigatory efforts?... Should I worry about reps picking up bad habits from old firms?... |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen |
The Great Compliance Witch Hunt! Many clean brokers jump firms, only to discover their old broker/dealer besmirched their U4s. In a business where client realtionships are at stake, things can get ugly very quickly. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Fight Club An insurgency of small brokerage firms has mounted an all-out assault against the NASD over an allegedly biased election process. |
Registered Rep. November 29, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Small Firms Move to Block NYSE/NASD SRO Merger Not everybody is cheering the formation of a single self-regulatory organization. An insurgency of small brokerage firms is urging their peers to strike down yesterday's announced merger between the regulatory arms of NYSE and NASD. |
Registered Rep. March 6, 2009 David A. Geracioti |
Gadfly to FINRA: "Better," "Fairer" Regulation Please FINRA is challenged to a meeting to discuss restoring the partnership between the regulator and the regulated. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Bill Singer |
Two-Tiered Justice? A recent SEC report shows that the NASD is far less enthusiastic about policing itself --- despite the fact that such self-regulation is part of its charter. |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
News & Products NASD has fined two Fidelity broker/dealers for preparing and distributing misleading sales literature... The broker/dealers of ING plan to lower fees that their advisors pay on two core advisory programs... etc. |
Registered Rep. September 3, 2003 David Gaffen |
NASD: Brokers With Complaints Need A Watchful Eye Heed the red flags. This is the thrust of a new NASD proposal that would require brokerage houses to devote extra supervision to reps with extensive numbers of complaints or regulatory actions against them. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 |
10 Years Ago in Registered Rep NASD warnings, again. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Kevin Burke |
529 Sales Caught in Sweep The NASD fined Chase Investment Services and MetLife Securities for failing to establish internal controls to supervise the sale of 529 college savings plans. |