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The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Legg Mason Gets a Leg Up The money manager posts solid growth ahead of the pending Citigroup asset swap. Legg Mason shareholders still have much to look forward to.   |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney: New Focus On the Horizon While most Smith Barney advisor respondents were generally unimpressed by the acquisition of Legg advisors, it'll be interesting to see if Smith Barney's jettisoning of its asset management group -- and resulting new focus on retail distribution -- will rejuvenate the firm. |
Registered Rep.
April 7, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Bye, Bye Smith Barney Funds; Welcome Legg Mason Legg Mason announced today the renaming of a bulk of the Smith Barney funds as the Legg Mason Partners Funds in the wake of last year's blockbuster deal. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Chris O'Leary |
Break a Legg With Mason approaching retirement age (he is 68 and has not talked about retiring), and with the company frustrated in its efforts to find suitable acquisitions to keep growing, Legg has become an oft-rumored takeover target. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Smith Barney and Legg Mason announced a deal to swap the wirehouse's asset-management business for Legg's brokerage unit, a lot of Legg reps made calls to recruiters and began to prepare for a move. But now, a lot of reps have stopped packing. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010 |
Jerry Lombard Advisor Jerry Lombard talks about his life and how he got where he is today. |
Registered Rep.
June 27, 2005
Kristen French |
Citi/Legg Deal Strikes Blow at the Heart of Financial Supermarket Concept The recently announced asset swap between Citigroup and Legg Mason could be a sign that the financial supermarket of yore is on its way out, to wit: the separation of asset management and distribution. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
Mindy Diamond |
Culture Shock Two questions that should be on the mind of regional brokers are: "Would I want to work in a wirehouse, and will it serve my clients' needs?" |
Registered Rep.
April 17, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney Losing Advisors, Client Assets But while Smith Barney is losing reps, it also appears to be recruiting heavily. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Legg's Anatomy Lesson Legg Mason's new branding effort seeks to distinguish its various appendages. |
Registered Rep.
June 5, 2012
Diana Britton |
A Regional Resurgence After years of being considered acquisition targets, regional broker/dealers may be making a comeback. |
BusinessWeek
July 29, 2010
Lynn Thomasson |
Big Investors Are Bulls, Small Fry Are Bears The difference in sentiment between the two groups is unusually broad - which, in the past, has suggested an excellent buying opportunity. |
Registered Rep.
March 3, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
Krawcheck Says Advisors Not Forced Into Wealth Silos: UPDATE Citigroup's reorganization of its private bank and Global Wealth Management division, announced Tuesday, will absolutely not force advisors into silos based on client wealth. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2012 |
Merrill Hires Lee Miller, Andrew Pleat and Mark Kean from UBS Morgan Stanley nabbed nine new advisors... Leaving Morgan Stanley, Jeff Smith joins Janney Montgomery Scott... Stifel Nicolaus has opened a new private client office in Madison, Ct... |
Registered Rep.
July 14, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Financial Advisor Switching Firms Jumps in June June was a busy month for financial advisors on the move. The number of advisors switching firms jumped 45 percent in June versus May, according to Discovery Database. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010 |
Who's News People: David S. Lynn joins Morgan Stanley Smith Barney... UBS Private Wealth Management promotes Frank Minerva to COO... Philip Fett joins JPMorgan Chase... more... |
Registered Rep.
November 22, 2005
John Churchill |
For Merrill and Smith Barney Acquisitions, It's Wait n' See The financial firms' respective purchases would have added hundreds of regional brokers to their retail brokerage units, but many of these departing brokers have decided they don't want to work for a big firm and are finding sweet recruiting deals at smaller shops. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
Citi Reorganizes For Smith Barney Citigroup announces plans to reorganize its private bank and Global Wealth Management division into four separate units according to client wealth. |
Registered Rep.
August 9, 2011
Diana Britton |
Insurer-Affiliated Reps Show Increased Interest in Selling Investments Advisors affiliated with insurance companies are not locked into the insurance commission mentality; many of them looking to diversify their sources of revenues with other types of investment products as well as AUM-based fees. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005 |
Comings & Goings David Penn joins Smith Barney... Donald Nicolaisen, the SEC's chief accountant, is leaving the commission... Brian Belski joined Merrill Lynch... Anderson & Strudwick, a full-service regional investment firm, opened its 14th branch office... etc. |
Registered Rep.
May 29, 2007
Kevin Burke |
Smith Barney's Krawcheck to Smooth Out Comp. Plan The brokerage giant's top executive is set to tweak the firm's compensation plan in an attempt to address financial advisors' repeated complaints over pay complexities and claims of unfairness. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
The New Legg Mason Stumbles The new Citigroup assets will take time to digest, but they should pay off over time. Investors, take note. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Expand the Sales Force? Not Smith Barney The firm does not plan on aggressively expanding its sales force at this time, but rather intends to maintain its staffing level --- currently about 12,500 financial advisors. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Matthew Crews |
Legg Mason: Could the Price Be Right? The tailwinds Legg Mason has enjoyed in the mutual fund industry are winding down. There is a good chance the company is currently fairly priced. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2011
Lorie Konish |
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's $1 Trillion Target Morgan Stanley Smith Barney focuses on growing its Consulting Group division, where it aims to double the assets in the managed account group to more than $1 trillion within the next five years. |
Investment Advisor
September 2006 |
Upgrades SEC Commissioner Christopher Cox said August 7 that the SEC will not appeal the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Goldstein v. SEC... According to Barclays Global Investors, exchange traded fund flows surged in June... etc. |
BusinessWeek
October 30, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
A Legg Up Soon? When Legg Mason, the sixth-largest U.S. asset manager, plunged on Oct. 11, Steven Roge of Roge Partners Fund couldn't believe his luck. |
Registered Rep.
March 24, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
New Legg Mason President Marks the End of an Era The asset-management firm announced that its founder, Raymond "Chip" Mason, is stepping down as president. James Hirschmann, the current CEO of Western Asset Management, Legg Mason's largest subsidiary by assets under management, will replace him. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: 3 Keys to Investing and 2 Millionaire-Makers What are the three keys to successful investing? Why should investors consider Legg Mason and Diamond Hill right now? These questions are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Time to Sell Your Mutual Fund? In the past two months there have been huge outflows from U.S.- focused stock mutual funds. Should you get out too? Watch a video discussion about this topic. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2012 |
Who's News Wells Fargo promoted Dean Junkans to the new role of chief investment officer... Raymond James hired two advisor teams from Merrill Lynch... Janney Montgomery Scott promoted Steven Rivera to satellite branch manager... more... |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Legg Slims Citi Swap Ranks After Legg Mason and Citigroup closed their asset swap deal on Dec. 1, Legg announced in a regulatory filing with the SEC that it plans to cut some of the employees that came with the swap. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2012
Donald Jay Korn |
Ranking Wirehouses, Regionals Working the Employee Advisor Business A recent report from Cerulli Associates criticized the wirehouses for focusing on higher net worth clients. The result was that these firms were giving away the middle market (investors with $100,000 to $500,000 of assets to invest) to competitors. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Is Your Mutual Fund One of the Worst? The dismal performance of some top mutual funds in 2008 is probably enough to send most investors out the door, and to keep many would-be investors away. But should these funds really be avoided? Perhaps not. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Susan Konig |
The Advisor as Matchmaker For an financial advisor, helping someone determine whether or not to sell a business requires a large investment of time. But done right, it is time well spent. |
Registered Rep.
November 18, 2005
Kristen French |
Smith Barney Cuts Pay for Smaller Brokers The new pay scale was announced to brokers internally in October and will take effect in January. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004 |
Comings & Goings Smith Barney has promoted Bob Matthews to director of wealth management ... Independent Dallas-based True North Advisors has added Brett Anderson to its team... etc. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 22, 2003 |
Legg Mason Sells Real Estate Divisions Baltimore-based asset manager Legg Mason will sell the commercial mortgage banking and mortgage servicing operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, Legg Mason Real Estate Services, to NorthMarq Capital Inc. NorthMarq is a subsidiary of Marquette Financial Cos. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Next Year's Model If the one-stop shop is out, what new formula will take its place? In many ways, the Citi/Legg Mason swap looks like an ideal prototype. The thing is, a swap like that is not likely to be repeated. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2012 |
Who's News Morgan Stanley Smith Barney hired the Seminara Group... Janney Montgomery Scott hired Thomas Graham ... RBC Wealth Management hired Don C. Reynolds II... |
Registered Rep.
April 29, 2004
David Gaffen |
Smith Barney Stays the Course Contrary to other large wirehouse brokerages, Smith Barney does not plan on aggressively expanding its sales force at this time. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
Susan Konig |
Getting In By Taking the Worry Out Small business owners can be anxious clients at first, but after or so, many advisors say the nature of the relationship changes. What they want is an informed, competent and honest advisor. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007 |
Comings & Goings President and CEO of Janney Montgomery Scott, James Wolitarsky, will retire... UBS appointed Michael Roberts managing director and head of UBS Trust Services... Morgan Stanley hired 10 investment professionals... etc. |
Registered Rep.
September 30, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
Wirehouse Evolution Far from a dying model, the big brokerages are changing their game. |
Registered Rep.
January 14, 2011
Kristen French |
Some MSSB Advisors Upset by Johnston's Departure Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman announced Thursday that Greg Fleming, head of the firm's asset management business, will replace Charles Johnston as head of wealth management. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Legg Mason Goes Shopping Time will tell whether Legg Mason's shopping spree will yield positive benefits for the firm. In the meantime, most investors will be looking for fund performance to turn a corner. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
Gerri Leder |
Family Office: Frontier or Fad? Some advisors are jumping on the multifamily-office bandwagon, looking for the "new, new thing" that will transform their practices, revive their books, and restore their enjoyment for the business. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sizing Up Mutual Fund Predictions for 2009 After suffering through the double whammy of falling stock prices and investor redemptions in 2008, folks had little problem snapping up mutual fund shares once the equity markets began rallying in March. |
Investment Advisor
July 2007
Kara P. Stapleton |
News & Products Wachovia announced that it will acquire A. G. Edwards and fold it into Wachovia Securities... Prudential Financial is closing Prudential Equity Group, suspending the group's institutional equity research coverage and discontinuing the equity group's trading and sales arms in 13 cities... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
A Value Opportunity at a Value Manager With prices and expectations lowered, Legg Mason now has a low bar to beat. Mr. Market has given us a gift in the form of a cheap, top-quality asset manager. |
