Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has given its more than 17,000 financial advisers clearance to start using social-media networks. The challenge now? Getting them to use it.
Variable annuities aren't the great deal they used to be, what with insurers pulling back on generous benefits and offering to exchange onerous payouts for a bump up in account values. But now, an SEC official has fired off a warning shot about such practices
Will require that brokers perform reasonable due diligence to understand the nature of the recommended strategy or securities product and whether it's suitable
Legislation that would establish one or more self-regulatory organizations for investment advisers has not crashed, but its trajectory is stalling. It's not clear when -- or if -- the House Financial Services Committee will vote on the bill.
Too much style drift is a strong indication that a fund's manager, or managers, have veered away from a fund's stated investment objective.
Ranked by number of B-D clients
Russell Wasendorf Sr. faces up to 50 years for part in commodity brokerage's collapse
Regulator names names in statement disclosing Reg D enforcement actions; Securities America on the list
William Bruen Sr., William Bruen Jr., and Andrew Bruen, a three-generation team of financial advisers managing over $500 million in assets, left Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC for UBS Wealth Management last week
