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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Dividend cuts possible at AR Global REITs, analysts say
ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2016
Dividend cuts possible at AR Global REITs, analysts say

The REITs are paying distributions to shareholders that exceed cash flow, in some cases by a wide margin.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2016
Massachusetts regulator William Galvin fines seven firms $238,000 for role in Realty Capital proxy fraud

Massachusetts securities regulator says agents for six B-Ds and an RIA submitted unauthorized proxy votes for nontraded REITs controlled by a Nicholas Schorsch firm.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2016
Schorsch's AR Global looking to consolidate $10.5 billion of REITs

Move would generate fees and income from 20-year management agreements.

Money managers with in-house 401(k) plan options at risk of employee lawsuits: lawyers
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 04, 2016
Money managers with in-house 401(k) plan options at risk of employee lawsuits: lawyers

There already have been several suits over high fees, and a second front may be emerging over plan options.

Troubled Texas REIT defaults on $35 million loan
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2016
Troubled Texas REIT defaults on $35 million loan

UDF IV also has suspended distributions to shareholders.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 04, 2016
MetLife penalty puts spotlight on bad variable annuity switches

Bad VA switches were supposed to be a thing of the past, but the independent broker-dealer industry should take heed of this fine.

Will Franklin Square start a nontraded product price war with its cheaper BDC?
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2016
Will Franklin Square start a nontraded product price war with its cheaper BDC?

Forget 10%, the firm's new business development company has a hard cap on fees and commissions at 8.95% of gross offering proceeds.

Insurance broker NFP Corp. to sell its indie broker-dealer unit
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2016
Insurance broker NFP Corp. to sell its indie broker-dealer unit

The firm is selling a majority stake of NFP Advisor Services to funds managed by private equity shop Stone Point Capital.

LPL's earnings bounce back, but commission revenue continues to erode
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 28, 2016
LPL's earnings bounce back, but commission revenue continues to erode

First-quarter profit nearly double what the company posted in the previous quarter.

WestPark Capital CEO says he's adding some brokers from Newport Coast Securities, which he said is closing
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 27, 2016
WestPark Capital CEO says he's adding some brokers from Newport Coast Securities, which he said is closing

WestPark Capital CEO Richard Rappaport says Newport Coast Securities is closing and that he is being selective in who he hires from the broker-dealer.