Dan Jamieson
Dan was Senior Editor at InvestmentNews from 2005 to 2013, before moving on to become Editor at large for Financial Advisor magazine. Check out his video bio here. Connect with him at LinkedIn here.
Prominent NYC Smith Barney manager bolts
Mike Lee, a prominent Smith Barney branch manager in New York, has left the firm to join JPMorgan Chase & Co. of New York.
Ben Edwards, former CEO of A.G. Edwards, is dead
Benjamin F. Edwards III, the former chief executive officer of A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. of St. Louis, died today at his home in Naples, Fla., after a long bout with cancer.
Financial markets face a lost generation of investors
Just as the Great Depression scared an entire generation away from the stock market, recent events may drive today's investors to the sidelines — forever.
States pushing for authority over Reg D offerings
State securities regulators are asking Congress for expanded powers to review offerings of private securities.
RBC Wealth Management eliminates co-presidents
RBC Wealth Management of Minneapolis has eliminated its co-presidents and will have its regional directors report directly to John Taft, head of U.S. wealth management.
Stanford receiver sues firm’s brokers seeking $40M
The court-appointed receiver for the Stanford Group Company of Houston yesterday filed suit against 66 Stanford brokers seeking to return of more than $40 million in sales commissions and upfront loans.
MSRB wants to expand voluntary muni disclosures
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board today filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would allow it to collect voluntary-disclosure data from municipal issuers.
Wachovia stops offering profit-formula deals
Wachovia Securities last month stopped offering recruitment packages to potential recruits to its profit-formula platform.
Timers take big leap into the stock market
Financial advisers who are members of the National Association of Active Investment Managers Inc. of Littleton, Colo., made a record leap into the stock market late last month.
Pressure mounts to reform muni bond market
Pressure is building for wholesale changes in the way that the municipal bond market is regulated.
