Comp and circumstance: TD’s Bradley gets big boost in total pay
Custody unit boss receives 35% hike, as brokerage's management delivers in 'difficult operating conditions'
Raymond James picks up RIAs
Raymond James' custody unit has picked up four new RIA firms with more than $400 million in assets.
SEC, SIPC ready to rumble over Ponzi payouts
The securities industry is watching intently as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Securities Investor Protection Corp.
Dividend stocks ‘the name of the game’ for retirees
Financial advisers increasingly are looking to dividend income as a means to provide cash flow to retired clients — despite some obvious risks in doing so.
Industry to SEC: Review SRO rules, too
Industry groups want the SEC to review and possibly eliminate many of its regulations — including self-regulatory-organization rules.
Schwab franchise plan could be a hard sell
As The Charles Schwab Corp. officially begins promoting its new Independent Branch Services franchise program, observers wonder how the firm will pull off the ambitious plan to expand its footprint with independent contractors.
Finra outsider elected to seat on appeals board
Karen Fischer, a Boca Raton, Fla., compliance consultant, has won a small-firm seat on the Financial Industry Regulatory…
States announce reviews for midsize advisers
State regulators last week announced a coordinated review program for midsize investment advisers who will have to switch…
Satisfied in Seattle: More clients than competitors for RIAs
Despite is reputation for gray skies, Seattle has weathered the nation's economic storm better than most of the U.S. That fact, combined with the area's recreational opportunities and quality of life, makes some financial advisers who live and work there pretty satisfied.
Crooks ‘licking chops’ over crowd-funding bill, claims NASAA head
Herstein worried that easing of rules governing web-based raising of capital will lead to fraud