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.

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LPL Financial exploring potential sale: report
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 17, 2016
LPL Financial exploring potential sale: report

Company said to be exploring strategic alternatives and is working with Goldman Sachs, Reuters reported. (Related read: <a href="&quot;" target="&#8221;blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL Financial's problems keep piling up</a>)

NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 15, 2016
John Hancock swims against the tide, doubles down on independent broker-dealer business

By picking up 883 Transamerica advisers and $25 billion in client assets, its Signator Investors B-D now has the scale to compete profitably in era of increased regulation and rising costs.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 15, 2016
Cetera's parent company appoints three new board members, including former head of eMoney Advisor

Edmond Walters, the founder and former CEO of eMoney Advisor, brings a background in technology to the broker-dealer network.

SEC scrutinizing two Ladenburg Thalmann firms for selling mutual funds with 12b-1 fees
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2016
SEC scrutinizing two Ladenburg Thalmann firms for selling mutual funds with 12b-1 fees

Regulator claims Securities America Advisors and Triad Advisors &quot;acted inconsistently with their fiduciary duties.&quot;

SEC bars ex-LPL broker over churning
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 14, 2016
SEC bars ex-LPL broker over churning

Paul Lebel, an LPL broker from 2008 to 2014, defrauded four customers by churning several of their accounts, according to the SEC.

After LPL walks away from FSI, two large branches join the trade and lobbying group
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2016
After LPL walks away from FSI, two large branches join the trade and lobbying group

Advantage Financial Group and Private Advisor Group take advantage of a policy change to join the organization that represents independent broker-dealers.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2016
Robert Moore jumps ship at LPL

One-time heir apparent to Mark Casady to lead asset manager Legal &amp; General Investment Management America, an institutional money manager.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2016
Bruton makes first acquisition as CEO of Lucia Capital Group

Derek Bruton didn't waste any time putting his imprint on Lucia Capital Group, striking a deal for the managed equity and fixed-income accounts of West Coast Asset Management, a registered investment advisory firm with $170 million in assets.

Ex-Newbridge Securities broker pleads guilty to securities fraud
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 10, 2016
Ex-Newbridge Securities broker pleads guilty to securities fraud

Gerald Cocuzzo faces up to 20 years in connection with the $131 million market manipulation scheme of ForceField Energy Inc.

In the wake of the DOL fiduciary rule, will adviser M&A surge?
NEWS RIAS NOV 07, 2016
In the wake of the DOL fiduciary rule, will adviser M&A surge?

Two industry leaders &amp;mdash; Pershing Advisor Solutions CEO Mark Tibergien and Echelon Partners CEO Dan Seivert &amp;mdash; disagree on what impact the regulation will have on the financial advice market.