Bruce Kelly

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.

Bruce Kelly
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors continues to bleed reps

In the latest quarter, the broker-dealer suffered a net loss of 145 brokers.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 13, 2018
J.P. Morgan, ex-broker move dispute over clients from court to Finra arbitration

Firm had filed a lawsuit against Ryan C. May, alleging he was soliciting old clients in violation of his employment agreement.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 11, 2018
J.P. Morgan Securities seeks temporary restraining order against ex-broker in Illinois

Firm alleges that Ryan C. May, now working for Ameriprise, violated the terms of his employment contract and the terms of the broker protocol for recruiting agreement.

RIA NEWS APR 10, 2018
Woodbury latest firm to expand by adding bank brokers

Acquisition of Capital One's advisers represents growing trend among independent broker dealers.

WIREHOUSES MAR 30, 2018
Morgan Stanley continues its mutual fund overhaul

The firm is working on reducing the number of funds on its platform further and will be converting some funds investors hold from C shares into A shares.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 29, 2018
Merrill Edge looks to hire 300 advisers in 2018

Online brokerage platform also plans to open 600 new investment centers by 2020.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2018
Aegis Capital fined $1.3 million for failing to red flag overseas penny stock trades

Firm admitted it failed to file 'suspicious activity reports' on numerous suspicious transactions, the SEC says.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2018
Independent broker-dealers open up their coffers as fight for talent turns fierce

One factor was the competition for NPH advisers as IBDs record double-digit increases in the amount spent on forgivable loans.

RIA NEWS MAR 27, 2018
Lisa McAlister, former ARCP exec, avoids prison

The former chief accounting officer was sentenced to time served for her role in the fraud that led to the unraveling of Nicholas Schorsch's real estate-based empire.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2018
UBS reels in $30 billion J.P. Morgan team focused on Mexico

The five-member team will be based in Miami, Houston and New York.