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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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 07, 2017
Next Financial whacked (once again) by Finra

Firm is back in hot water for poor supervision of VA sales, among other violations

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 05, 2017
Woodbridge bankruptcy burns advisers and real estate investors

Luxury developer in SEC fraud investigation leaves elderly investors without monthly dividend.

RIA NEWS DEC 05, 2017
Wentworth buys Purshe Kaplan Sterling

Holding company seeks to acquire more IBD shops as M&A deals continue to heat up in 2017.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 04, 2017
Texas broker-dealer that sold troubled REIT to close

IMS was the wholesaler in charge of selling United Development Funding IV, which is under investigation by the FBI.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 04, 2017
Merrill Lynch to remain in the broker protocol for recruiting agreement

Andy Sieg, head of wealth management, told senior managers that the wirehouse has no intention of joining Morgan Stanley and UBS in pulling out of the accord at this time.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 01, 2017
Wells Fargo 2018 pay grid changes deferred comp

If advisers serve enough wealthy clients, their compensation award will come as percentage of revenue, instead of flat amount.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 30, 2017
Texas REIT sues hedge fund boss Kyle Bass

United Development Funding alleges Mr. Bass made false claims that damaged its business

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 29, 2017
Merrill likely next big firm to dump broker recruiting protocol

Recruiters say Merrill Lynch, like Morgan Stanley and UBS, has already moved away from the traditional recruiting model and is more apt to leave the protocol than Wells Fargo.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 28, 2017
Day after DOL delay, SEC's Jay Clayton calls a fiduciary rule a priority

Chairman says it's important that the SEC be involved in coming up with a fiduciary standard that will make investors happy.

WIREHOUSES NOV 27, 2017
UBS broker-protocol exit shows independent channel is bleeding wirehouses of advisers

Smaller shops have benefited from the broker protocol at the expense of larger firms like UBS, experts say