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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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 09, 2014
RCS Capital closes J.P. Turner, Summit Financial deals

Nicholas Schorsch's network of independent broker-dealers is closing in on nearly 9,000 reps.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 09, 2014
Ameriprise delivers strong 1Q results

“Ameriprise delivered another strong quarter,” CEO Jim Cracchiolo said in a statement. “Revenues and earnings were up nicely and our operating return on equity reached a new record of 20.8%.”

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Sterne Agee wants to remove Holbrooks from board

Schedules a shareholder vote, discloses ongoing investigations of former father-son executive team.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2014
Sterne Agee overhauls leadership after filing lawsuit against auditing firm KPMG

Regional brokerage Sterne Agee replaces CEO James Holbrook days after accusing its auditor KPMG of negligence. Bruce Kelly reports.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Schorsch to buy Validus Strategic Capital Partners, a broker-dealer of nontraded REITs and BDCs

REIT czar Nicholas Schorsch is keeping up his acquisition pace, agreeing to buy rival wholesaler Validus Strategic Capital Partners, a B-D of nontraded REITs and BDCs. Bruce Kelly has the story.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 03, 2014
LPL promotes two executives, does away with 'marketing'

Mimi Bock and Ryan Parker to get new responsibilities

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 24, 2014
SEC homing in on alternatives, Commonwealth CCO says

Live from the FSI OneVoice Broker-Dealer Conference: Exams do 'deep dive' on sale of products such as nontraded REITs, Commonwealth's Tolley says. <b><i> <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=Events&amp;bctid=3117749314001&amp;date=20140128&quot;>Check out a video interview with Dale Brown, where the organization's president and CEO offers his Finra wish list.</a> </b></i>

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 23, 2014
ARCP shareholders reject Schorsch's executive compensation plan

Shareholders of Nicholas Schorsch's American Realty Capital Properties turned thumbs down on the eye-popping pay plan for Mr. Schorsch and other top execs. <i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140602/FREE/140609999&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Schorsch sells a health care REIT</a>)</i>

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 23, 2014
Schorsch REIT to sell shopping center portfolio to Blackstone

$1.975B sale will pay for land under 500 Red Lobster restaurants

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 23, 2014
Sterne Agee Group in deal to acquire midsize independent broker-dealer WRP Investments

Match 'made in heaven' says president of WRP, which has 350 reps and had $48 million in gross revenue in '13.