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
Displaying 3240 results
Former SEC enforcement head Robert Khuzami to defend ex-ARCP chief David Kay
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 04, 2015
Former SEC enforcement head Robert Khuzami to defend ex-ARCP chief David Kay

Mr. Khuzami, who is now a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, has signed on as Mr. Kay's attorney in the defense of a complaint filed in December.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 04, 2015
Nicholas Schorsch's REIT empire is under siege

A blockbuster lawsuit alleging misconduct by Nicholas Schorsch is one of many issues confronting his vast real estate empire.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 30, 2014
Galvin expands investigation of Schorsch empire

Amid <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141218/FREE/141219906/schorsch-accused-of-manipulating-arcp-books-suit target=&quot;_blank&quot;>allegations that Nicholas Schorsch ordered underlings to alter financial records</a>, the Massachusetts regulator expands probe to include American Realty Capital Properties.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 29, 2014
Thompson's former nontraded REIT drops nearly 30%

Investors in a nontraded REIT launched by Tony Thompson, the one-time noted real estate sponsor, were told last week that the net asset value of the REIT had eroded by nearly 30%.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 24, 2014
Schorsch allegations will haunt nontraded REIT industry

Industry &quot;floored&quot; by allegation that REIT czar had hand in $23 million accounting error at American Realty Capital Properties.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 23, 2014
Reps selling nontraded REITs could be swimming in liquidity

Up to $13.6 billion in fresh equity expected to flow from listings, mergers and special distributions.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 22, 2014
WFG Investments facing $650,000 Finra 'global fine'

Comes on heels of another $200,000 penalty last year for missing a stock-fraud scheme

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 21, 2014
Strawberry strikes out with advisers

IRS will auction an annuity that was part of a contract Darryl Strawberry signed with the Mets nearly 30 years ago.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch resigns from RCAP, boards of AR Capital affiliates

REIT czar resigns from RCAP, boards of 11 AR Capital affiliates. New chairman says change allows company to simplify governance, minimize 'perceived' conflicts and cut complexity. (And check out <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141223/FREE/122309998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">the triumphs and trials of Nick Schorsch</a>.)

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Massachusetts regulator Galvin investigating Schorsch B-D

Massachusetts regulator has launched an investigation into Realty Capital Securities, the wholesaling broker-dealer arm of Nicholas Schorsch's nontraded REIT empire. (<b><i>Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141105/FREE/141109957/schorsch-remains-confident-in-his-empire&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Schorsch remains confident in his empire</a>)</b></i>