Though top officials are keeping mum, industry executives say prospective buyers have been kicking the tires on this indie brokerage with 739 affiliated registered reps and advisers.
Firms pull the plug after Massachusetts <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20151112/FREE/151119971/massachusetts-galvin-charges-realty-capital-securities-with-proxy"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">charges RCS Capital with fraudulently rounding up proxy votes</a> to support real estate deals sponsored by AR Capital.
LPL CEO Casady says that as written, rule would bar sales of certain alternative investments in brokerage retirement accounts. <i>(See also: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150430/BLOG07/150439998/democratic-senators-split-from-white-house-on-dol-fiduciary-rule" target="_blank">Democratic senators split from White House on DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i>
Citigroup's Bill Katz questions report that RCAP was shopping Cetera for "fire sale" price
John Hancock Financial Network plans to acquire up to 1,100 advisers from Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc., representing roughly one-quarter of those currently affiliated with Transamerica.
Broker-dealer takes action after Massachusetts' securities regulator charged a related company with fraudulently rounding up proxy votes to support real estate deals sponsored by AR Capital.
Brokerage firm previously controlled by Nicholas Schorsch expects to have third-quarter loss due to impairment of goodwill and intangible assets.
The jewel of Nicholas Schorsch's empire is reportedly being shopped as RCS Capital, or RCAP, continues to struggle.
Now that RCS Capital Corp. has sold its wholesaling business, the cost-cutting can begin in earnest at the 11 broker-dealers with 9,500 advisers who make up its Cetera Financial Group, led by CEO Larry Roth.
Private-equity giant Apollo Management has agreed to pay $25 million for the wholesaling business of broker-dealer holding company RCS Capital (RCAP). In a separate deal, the company's largest shareholder, Nicholas Schorsch, and his partners will receive a huge payday in return for a stake in a new asset management firm that holds the business of ARC.
