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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Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end

Incentives for eligible advisers are from 2% to 11% of their total annual revenue.

Texas REIT in free fall after Ponzi allegations
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2016
Texas REIT in free fall after Ponzi allegations

Company claims damaging online post was the work of a hedge fund shorting the stock.

Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect

New reg mandates changes to customer account statements that better reflect true value of nontraded REITs.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Raising the bar for nontraded REITs

Independent broker-dealers face a series of hurdles as they try to revive flagging REIT sales.

Schorsch and ARCP/Vereit in legal fight for millions
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Schorsch and ARCP/Vereit in legal fight for millions

Vereit, formerly ARCP, received a request to redeem millions worth of “operating partnership” units from affiliates of its former manager run by Mr. Schorsch.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2016
The LPL stock buyback that launched a lawsuit

Chairman and CEO Mark Casady downplays the timing and execution of 4.3 million share buyback

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2016
Kevin Beard, head of recruiting at AIG Advisor Group, resigns

His departure comes more than two months after AIG announced the sale of AIG Advisor Group to Lightyear Capital and PSP Investments.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2016
Stifel's purchase of Sterne Agee likely not its last in the broker-dealer space

The acquisition signals Stifel's interest in growing its wealth management business, though future deals depend on what's available — and at what price, according to CEO Ron Kruszewski.

RCAP files for bankruptcy; Cetera to emerge as independent company
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 02, 2016
RCAP files for bankruptcy; Cetera to emerge as independent company

RCS Capital Corp. said it planned to file for bankruptcy by the end of the month. The current chief executive of RCAP, Larry Roth, will remain the CEO of the new Cetera.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2016
LPL reports paltry adviser gains in 2015

Revenue from commissions declined in the fourth quarter, as it has across the brokerage industry.