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Investment Advisor
December 2009
James J. Green |
ING Sells Three B/Ds ING agreed to sell three of its U.S. broker/dealers that comprise the ING Advisors Network to Lightyear Capital LLC.   |
Registered Rep.
August 13, 2008
Halah Touryalai |
Ameriprise Buys H&R Block Reps Ameriprise Financial is 900 advisors stronger after it purchased H&R Block Financial Advisors for $315 million in cash. |
Investment Advisor
May 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Donohue on the Rand Report & Paulson SEC exec doesn't foresee a single regulator for advisors and broker/dealers. |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
James J. Green |
Watch LPL Grow The largest independent broker/dealer acquires three Pacific Life Insurance Co. broker/dealers. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
James J. Green |
Broker/Dealer Briefing: John Simmers of ING The CEO of ING Advisors Network, John Simmers, is retiring, but will retain his seat on FINRA's Board. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Whither the Independent B/D? Securities America's acquisition of Brecek & Young is yet another sign of dwindling independent broker/dealers. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
Piling On Keeping up with compliance chores will continue to occupy a substantial portion of advisors' time, as industry officials and observers are steadfast in their belief that regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and NASD isn't going away. |
Investment Advisor
March 2008
James J. Green |
Coming Out Party Only fours years after its inception, the Financial Services Institute has achieved a high level of success as the primary advocacy group for independent broker/dealers. The recent FSI gathering was the broker/dealer group's biggest ever. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
Interesting Times Independent broker/dealers find opportunity in the face of changing winds. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
James J. Green |
Broker/Dealer Briefing: Cetera Ready to Grow Former Ing Broker/Dealers Are Committed to the new Cetera Financial Hybrid Model. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Is Mary What the SEC Needs? The alternative to FINRA overseeing advisors, and what advisors would definitely prefer, is a self-regulatory organization. |
Financial Advisor
January 2006
Tracey Longo |
Working Smarter, Not Harder As more independent broker-dealers set themselves up as strategic outsourcing partners, they are finding bigger and better firms driven to their door by stagnant or shrinking profit margins and the accelerating compliance melee. |
Investment Advisor
June 2006
Kathleen M. McBride |
Stretched For broker/dealers who are already stressed, dually registered advisors are a challenge being met in varied ways. |
Registered Rep.
August 17, 2011 |
Ladenburg Thalmann to Buy Securities America Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. has agreed to buy Securities America Financial Corp., the troubled independent broker/dealer, from Ameriprise Financial Inc. for at least $150 million in cash. |
Investment Advisor
June 2009
James J. Green |
Best of Times, Worst of Times Securities America and Capital Analysts have responded to the financial crisis in quite different ways. But they're also quite similar in how they're proactively changing their business models to help reps and the home office thrive |
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. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
James J. Green |
Lightyear Buys ING B/Ds Private equity firm Lightyear Capital LLC has completed its acquisition of the three independent broker/dealers that formerly constituted the ING Advisors Network. |
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Sherri Scordo |
Financial Advisor's 2007 Broker-Dealer Guide Top independent broker-dealers ranked by gross revenue: LPL... AIG Advisors Group... ING Advisors Network... etc. |
Investment Advisor
August 2009 |
B/D News Broker/Dealer news: SEC Enforcement... BOA and broker protocol... FINRA surveys retail sales practices... |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Lauren Barack |
Streamlining Broker/dealers are aiming for a one-click model for their technology platforms. |
Registered Rep.
February 8, 2012
Diana Britton |
Consolidation 2012: Lincoln Scoops Up Capital Analysts for HNW Foothold Lincoln Investment Planning, an independent broker/dealer in Philadelphia, announced it will acquire independent broker-dealer Capital Analysts from insurance firm Western & Southern Financial Group. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Elizabeth D. Festa |
What's NEXT for Reg S-P? A recent ruling against NEXT Financial Group, Inc. creates a minefield of legal issues for financial advisors. |
Investment Advisor
October 2008
James J. Green |
When Big Is Better Larry Roth, CEO of the AIG Advisor Group, believes that in these troubled times, being big is quite an advantage. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
Exemption Vacation "To be, or not to be?" a fiduciary is the question of the hour for broker/dealers. |
Investment Advisor
August 2008
James J. Green |
Not Slowing Down LPL Financial is pushing its already big envelope under the leadership of Mark Casady |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006 |
The Broker-Dealer Exemption: Good or Bad for the Investing Public? (Oy, This Still Hasn't Been Resolved?) True financial advisors -- those who hold Series 65s and Series 66s, and who are fiduciaries -- aren't too happy that Series 7-holders have been able to cast themselves as financial advisors. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
McBride & Roberts |
The Presidents Speak Recruiting and building margins are top challenges for independent broker/dealers today. |
Registered Rep.
June 3, 2011
Diana Britton |
Another IBD Implodes, Victim to Private Placement Claims Independent broker/dealer Harrison Douglas Inc. has filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission to terminate its registrations and close the firm. |
Registered Rep.
September 11, 2008
Halah Touryalai |
LPL Fined For Privacy Failures The firm was slapped with a $275,000 penalty issued by the SEC for failing to safeguard its customers' personal information. |
Registered Rep.
August 12, 2011
Diana Britton |
$420 Million Team Leaves Securities America for LPL, As Do Others Some advisors have jumped ship from independent broker/dealer Securities America for LPL Financial following news that parent Ameriprise Financial would sell SAI. |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Come Right In Here are some issues pertaining to an advisor's compliance-readiness, including a list of some of the more substantive issues that are currently the focus of SEC examiners. |
Investment Advisor
February 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Watch Out Broker/dealers and RIAs alike should ready themselves for a number of initiatives being worked on by their regulators in the New Year. |
Registered Rep.
June 7, 2011
Diana Britton |
Advisor Group in Talks to Acquire Smaller B/D Independent broker/dealer network Advisor Group is talking to a number of small and mid-sized broker/dealers that the company would consider purchasing. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2012
Diana Britton |
Breaking Out: A New Era in Insurance Insurance firms constantly go through cycles of acquisition and sale when it comes to their broker/dealer subsidiaries. But the current sell cycle is different, and it may shake up how the business works. |
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Marlene Y. Satter |
Broker/Dealer Briefing: New Leader for FSI A short conversation with Mari Buechner, CCO and CEO of Coordinated Capital Securities, and the new chair of the Financial Services Institute. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2010
Brian Hamburger |
Regulation Season A look forward at the real effects of regulatory change - and they could be as unattractive as they are expensive. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Philip Palaveev |
The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
James J. Green |
B/D News Bulletins and news of interest to broker/dealers from FINRA and the SEC. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007 |
Changes ING announced that Randall Ciccati, president and CEO of PrimeVest Financial Services, replaced Valerie Brown... Jeffrey Kleintop has joined LPL Financial Services as senior VP... etc. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
James J. Green |
LPL Financial's IPO: The Competitive Equation How the broker/dealer universe will change with LPL's plans |
Registered Rep.
November 7, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ladenburg Thalmann's Acquisition of Securities America a Done Deal Ladenburg Thalmann has closed the deal to acquire independent broker/dealer Securities America from Ameriprise Financial. |
Investment Advisor
February 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
A Matter of Life and Health For many advisors who are affiliated with independent broker/dealers and either running, or employed by, a small business, health insurance coverage can be expensive and sometimes elusive. That may be changing. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
No Buyers--Still--For AIG-owned B/Ds AIG announced its plan to sell its independent broker/dealers back around October 2008. Six months later, nothing has changed except that reps we spoke to are even more frustrated. Some say they are ready to bolt. |
Investment Advisor
May 2006
Kathleen M. McBride |
B/D Briefing: Pick Three In a recent reader survey, when asked where reps would go if they were to consider moving to another B/D, three firms were consistently mentioned: Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial Services and Raymond James Financial Services. Here's why. |
Registered Rep.
October 28, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Ameriprise Profits Pop, Advisors More Productive Ameriprise's Advice and Wealth Management business is doing more with less: fewer advisors, higher revenue and profits. |
Registered Rep.
October 26, 2011
Diana Britton |
LPL Posts Strong 3Q Earnings; Adjacent Acquisition Could Be in Pipeline The real buzz during LPL Financial's earnings conference call was around the firm's acquisition pipeline, which chairman and CEO Mark Casady said was strong. |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
James J. Green |
Broker/Dealer Briefing: A Shot Over the Bow FINRA is quietly conducting a sweep of broker/dealers that could be the first steps to having the SRO take over regulation of registered investment advisors from the SEC -- something the former NASD has long desired. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their Voice Broker/Dealers are waking up to the new, post-downturn marketing environment. Here are a few of the best ideas. |
