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Registered Rep.
September 10, 2008 |
Bank of America to Buy Its ARs Back The nation's second-largest bank by assets settled an investigation by Massachusetts regulators, agreeing to buy back $4.5 billion worth of the securities.   |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005 |
Ten Years Ago in Registered Rep. A quote from March 1995 numbering the days of brokers pushing hot stocks. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2008
Donna Mitchell |
Auction-Rate Securities Dust Settles, But What About Small Brokerages? Observers expect red faces as regional brokerage customers are left out of the settlements and advisors better prepare for some harsh words. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
Andrew Ackerman |
In First, Mass. Sues UBS In the first state-level lawsuit against an investment firm over auction-rate securities, Massachusetts has filed securities fraud charges against UBS for selling retail investors auction-rate paper as "liquid, safe, money-market" instruments even though the defendants knew it was not. |
Registered Rep.
November 8, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Auction Rate Revenge For tens of thousands of investors who were trapped in the auction rate securities debacle that started in 2008, finances are getting back to normal. |
Registered Rep.
June 9, 2008 |
Credit Downgrades, More Write-Downs And The ARS Market Credit downgrades to MBIA and AMBAC Financial Group, the world's largest bond insurers, will lead to more write-downs at Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and UBS, according to a new research report. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Should Your Broker Pay for Your Losses? When New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday sued Charles Schwab for allegedly misrepresenting the risks inherent with auction-rate securities, he sent a message: Take care to warn investors early and often, or suffer the consequences. Is this a good idea? |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2010
Alan J. Foxman |
Blamed for ARS He Didn't Sell Misrepresenting auction-rate securities... BrokerCheck public disclosure system... |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Finally, Money for Auction-Rate Securities A new product may finally save investors stuck with frozen auction-rate securities. |
Registered Rep.
October 8, 2008 |
Bank of America Reaches Second Settlement To Buy Back ARS The agreement closely mirrors the firm's earlier settlement with the Massachusetts Securities Division that was announced in September, 2008. |
Registered Rep.
March 18, 2005
Will Leitch |
Wachovia: On the Recruiting Warpath Wachovia Securities, the third-largest brokerage in the country, has announced an "aggressive" new strategy: the creation of the Individual Investor Group, entirely devoted to the recruitment and retention of individual brokers. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 20, 2008
Cory Levine |
Fixed-Income Products Fail to Go Fully Electronic New research reveals that not all types of fixed income securities are experiencing rapid electronification. |
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.
July 20, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
The Auction Rate Securities Mess Still Lives This time it was TD Ameritrade, without admitting or denying guilt, who settled with the SEC "for making inaccurate statements when selling auction rate securities (ARS) to customers." |
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. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
Marianne Czernin |
Compliance Tips Registered reps have lots of eyes watching them. Supervisors, compliance personnel, sales directors, and operations all scrutinize reps' activities. But these aren't the only people interested in reps' movements. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 19, 2008
Ivy Schmerken |
A Freeze in Auction-Rate Securities Opens a Door for the Restricted Securities Trading Network In the wake of the credit crisis, Restricted Stock Partners' Restricted Securities Trading Network, which was designed to trade restricted stocks, is rescuing investors trapped in auction-rate securities. |
Wall Street & Technology
July 1, 2005
Maria Santos |
Fast Facts According to the Securities Industry Association's 2004 Investor Survey, nine out of 10 investors are "very" or "somewhat" satisfied with the service provided by their investment professional. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Rick Weinberg |
UBS PaineWebber Cuts Bonuses, Expense Accounts Brokers at UBS Securities received a double hit of bad news in early December. Not only were they informed that the bonuses they receive for assets under management were being cut, but expense accounts are being trimmed as well. |
Registered Rep.
September 3, 2008
John Churchill |
Brokers Charged In Fraudulently Selling $1bn Of ARS To Retail Clients In the first case of its kind, the SEC announced today that it has charged two individual financial advisors with fraud related to the sale of more than $1 billion in auction-rate securities. |
Registered Rep.
July 31, 2008
John Churchill |
Massachusetts Says Merrill Defrauded ARS Clients Among the many claims against Merrill Lynch is that management censored otherwise gloomy fixed income research in order to move volatile inventory out of company inventory and into client portfolios. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010 |
B/D News Licensing for insurers and brokers... scamming Madoff victims... NASAA's settlement with UBS... |
Registered Rep.
June 3, 2009
David Geracioti |
ARS Games -- SEC Blames Firms, Settles with BAC, RBC and DEUTSCHE When the auction rate securities market froze up in February 2008, angry clients blamed their financial advisors. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Auction Rate Agony Investors get frozen out of their money as auction rate securities shrivel. |
Registered Rep.
December 11, 2008 |
SEC Finalizes $30 Billion ARS Settlement With Citi And UBS The $30 billion settlement is the largest in SEC history and restores liquidity to ARS investors at par value of their holdings. |
Registered Rep.
May 8, 2008 |
UBS Needs A Lift Ticket UBS is facing serious scrutiny by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice to determine whether or not the bank aided clients in committing tax evasion from 2000 to 2007. |
Registered Rep.
February 19, 2010
Christina Mucciolo |
FINRA Seeks to Expand BrokerCheck, Make Some Records Permanent The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced it is seeking the SEC's approval to expand the amount of information made public on current and former brokers' permanent records in its free online CRD database, BrokerCheck. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Help Wanted Securities Industry employment topped the 800,000 mark in November for the first time since February 2002. |
Registered Rep.
August 7, 2008
John Churchill |
Citi Settles With SEC and Cuomo Over ARS Failure The firm has agreed to buy back auction rate securities sold to institutional and retail investors nationwide who've been stuck with the illiquid investment vehicles since February 12, 2008. |
Registered Rep.
December 10, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Securities Revenues Fall in Third Quarter Securities firms showed profits of $3.0 billion in the third quarter of 2003, a 45 percent decline from the second quarter, according to the Securities Industry Association. A significant drop in trading revenue was responsible for the profit hit. |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Amy Borrus |
Brokers Aren't Advisers The line between brokers and advisers was clear for decades. But in 1999, the Securities & Exchange Commission blurred that line. Now, to protect investors, the SEC must redraw a clear line. |
Registered Rep.
January 13, 2003
Gaffen & Geracioti |
Wachovia-Prudential: For Real This Time? Can you say Pru-chovia? Prudential Securities and Wachovia Securities are very close to an agreement to join forces, one that was scuttled earlier in the year, reportedly due to differences in who would control the unit. |
CFO
July 15, 2009
Vincent Ryan |
Buyer's Remorse Treasury departments are still paying a price for auction-rate securities. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2008
Rich Smith |
Psst. Buddy. Wanna Buy a Bond? Auction-rate securities should make investors feel anything but secure. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
David A. Geracioti |
Outgrowing the Series 7? Registered investment advisors must take the Series 65 exam. As the line between brokers and financial advisors blurs, what responsibilities do brokers that dispense advice and collect a fee based on assets have? |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2010
Frances A. McMorris |
Broker Pay: The Next Regulatory Target? The federal agency's chairman, Mary Schapiro, said she wants to see rules that encourage "compensation programs that incentivize the right kind of behavior and conduct on the part of the industry," as opposed to short-term risk-taking. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Brokers for Expert Investors Have you outgrown your brokerage account? When you're just getting started with investing, comparing brokerage firms is pretty easy. But when you go beyond the basics, you need a broker who provides more. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Banker, Broker, or Both? Be careful to figure out which hat your bank's employee is wearing. The key to dealing with bank-based brokers is to know exactly what you're being offered at all times. |
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2003
Will Leitch |
Historic Settlement Doesn't Target Brokers -- But You're Hardly Home Free Now that the Wall Street global settlement is official, brokers might be inclined to heave a sigh of relief. Don't. While the settlement will have a lasting impact on the brokerage industry, brokers have been unscathed by the Spitzer investigations -- so far. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005 |
Suitable for Blaming? I just opened an account for a new client who said he had lost a lot of money with another firm. It was clear to me that the prior activity was not suitable for either the investment objectives or the risk tolerance of the customer. Should I say anything to my client, or should I just make the changes that I think are appropriate? |
Registered Rep.
June 15, 2004
John Churchill |
Wall Street's Profits, Jobs, Compensation Are On the Rise Wall Street had its third best year ever in 2003, and 2004 is shaping up to be at least as good, according to the Securities Industry Association. |
Registered Rep.
September 25, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
The Axe Falls at DB Alex. Brown Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown yesterday began laying off employees. |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2006
Kristen French |
Pru Agrees to $600 Million Market-Timing Settlement Prudential Equity Group admitted to criminal wrongdoing in connection with the market-timing practices of a number of its brokers between 1999 and June, 2003. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004 |
Cutting the Pace of Cost-Cutting New numbers from the Securities Industry Association suggest that cost-reduction efforts are easing. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2007 |
The Great Re-Sell How will registered reps re-position themselves with clients who have fee-based brokerage accounts? |
Registered Rep.
September 21, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Banks Officially Welcomed into the Brokerage World Under New SEC Rule It only took eight years, but the SEC and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System passed final rules defining how banks can act as securities brokers. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Avoid "Brokerage Identity Theft" Identity theft doesn't just happen to individuals. Even brokerages can be victims. Be wary when someone contacts you claiming to be a brokerage, even a well-known one. |
Registered Rep.
March 28, 2008
David A. Geracioti |
More Trouble In Auction-Rate Securities Land The State of Massachusetts Secretary of State is investigating the sales practices of auction-rate securities, to learn how these securities are presented to individual clients in the state. |
Registered Rep.
November 5, 2003
Churchill & Gaffen |
Pru Market-Timing Charges Widen The investigation into mutual fund trading abuses is widening, with the release of a complaint filed by the Massachusetts Securities Division against brokers who formerly worked in Prudential Securities' hub office in Boston. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2003
William Jacobson |
Feeling Their Pain Analyst fraud has made for strange bedfellows. Normally, customers and brokers have nothing in common when it comes to investment losses. When it comes to tech, however, you and your customers rode the stocks down together as your firm's analysts kept shouting, "Strong Buy." |
