<i>Bruce Kelly On Advice:</i> RCAP's acquisition of Cole Capital could pay dividends for Nick Schorsch's empire for years to come, though the transaction between two related companies raises questions.
RCS Capital seeks to pull out of a $700M deal to acquire two Cole companies from American Realty Capital Properties, which last week <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029902/nicholas-schorsch-downplays-arcps-23m-accounting-debacle"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">revealed a $23M accounting error</a>.
After Nicholas Schorsch's giant traded REIT, American Realty Capital Properties, <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029916">revealed a big accounting debacle</a>, one large broker-dealer network temporarily put a stop to sales of one of Mr. Schorsch's nontraded REITs.
The revelation of accounting errors at Nick Schorsch's flagship REIT, American Realty Capital Properties, could not have come at a worse time. Here's why. <i>(Also: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141030/FREE/141039985/national-planning-holdings-puts-kibosh-on-arc-nontraded-reit-sales" target="_blank">BD puts kibosh on ARC nontraded REIT sales</a>)</i>
Selling away is just one of the allegations that felled James “Jeb” Bashaw, LPL's former Houston branch manager.
Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000 for failing to supervise registered reps
Mark Casady apologizes to LPL Financial shareholders for compliance missteps as company takes hit to third-quarter profits. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141017/FREE/141019926"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL's regulatory hit list</a>)</i>
Analysts are unnerved by LPL Financial's inability to close the cash register on regulatory charges after CEO Mark Casady <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141021/FREE/141029976"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">said compliance failures could cost $23 million</a> in the third quarter.
CEO Wayne Bloom says the firm is considering how a robo offering could help its advisers better connect with clients.
LPL Financial cuts 11 cents a share from its third-quarter earnings forecast after projecting it will need another $18 million to satisfy regulatory concerns.
