With heady momentum after a record year of sales, nontraded REITs are expected to be popular with advisers and investors again in 2014 but new regs and climbing interest rates could dampen enthusiasm.
After firing James Holbrook Jr. in May, the regional brokerage alleges the former chief executive used corporate credit cards for personal expenses and company resources on sporting events.
Independent B-D spends $8.8 million to resolve litigation prior to acquisition by RCS Capital.
Nick Schorsch's RCS Capital is building the second-largest independent broker-dealer network — 9,000 registered reps and financial advisers — through several acquisitions it announced last year.
Nick Schorsch has been snapping up B-Ds with the fervor of Carrie Bradshaw from “Sex and the City” chasing down her next pair of Manolo Blahniks. But with J.P. Turner, is the firm's stock-jockey history a problem or did Nick buy a gem at downtown prices?
Bruce Kelly reports about Meyers Associates, a small New York broker-dealer with five times the industry average of registered reps with marks, or 'disclosure events' on their record.
An adviser who became a client of Dynasty in 2012 has faced two separate series of actions in the past year, most recently a Wells notice from the SEC's California office. Bruce Kelly has the story.
The giant insurer is once again anointing a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser network with the AIG name and launching AIG Financial Network.
Newly listed American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust being snapped up by giant health care REIT Ventas in a stock and cash deal valued at $2.6 billion.
