A former middle school and high school English teacher, Bruce Kelly started at InvestmentNews in 2000 as the brokerage reporter after a two-year stint at sister publication Pensions & Investments. He writes a bi-weekly, award winning column, On Advice, and covers the independent broker-dealer industry.
Bring on the fiduciary standard. In a recent InvestmentNews survey of almost 600 advisers, registered reps, financial planners, insurance agents and others, 69.2% said that they agree with the SEC's staff recommendation that any financial professional giving personalized investment advice be deemed a fiduciary
In what's become an all-too-familiar scene, another small, indie brokerage is closing up shop. Ensemble Financial Services Inc., located in Pittsford, N.Y. will soon be shuttering its B-D operation -- and its 85 registered reps will be moving on.
Three independent broker-dealers are suing their respective insurance carriers for failing to cover investors' legal claims, with one charging that its insurer has exposed it to “financial ruin”
Two broker-dealers have emerged as early winners in the fight over the 400 representatives affiliated with QA3 Financial Corp., which officially shut down Friday
Securities Service Network Inc. is the latest broker-dealer to pull the plum out of the pie of the defunct QA3 Financial Corp.
In the wake of some highly publicized private-placement offerings that went sour, the regulator's head of enforcement says the SRO aims to crack down on Reg D deals and non-traded REITs.
Management at Wells Investment Securities -- the broker-dealer of Leo Wells -- says the B-D is on Finra's radar. Apparently, the regulator is set to discipline the firm for allegedly violating advertising and data protection rules.
Set-asides for litigation slashes B-D's capital on hand from $15M to $2M
It's been a rough patch for QA3. The indie B-D has battled an insurer over coverage for lawsuits. In January, the firm lost a sizable arbitration claim filed by an elderly couple. And now, the final blow: an internal e-mail from boss Steve Wild says the brokerage will cease operating on Friday.
National Securities Corp. is the latest broker-dealer to face disciplinary action from Finra over the sale of private placements gone bust
