Valerie Brown, longtime head of Cetera Financial Group and its predecessor ING broker-dealers, has stepped down and is being replaced by Larry Roth.
There's hard evidence that he has been the architect behind Nick Schorsch's growing broker-dealer empire.
Nicholas Schorsch's American Realty Capital Advisors and rival nontraded-REIT sponsor KBS Capital Advisors are locked in a legal battle over proprietary information and trade secrets. Bruce Kelly reports.
Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust has agreed to merge with a publicly traded REIT in a $2.1 billion all-stock deal. The transaction represents average annualized return of 8% for investors. Bruce Kelly reports.
Move is the latest in a series of management changes at Cetera Financial Group.
Moving in to new position as executive VP for national sales.
In a head-turning move, newcomer to the independent broker-dealer industry Nicholas Schorsch is pulling off the largest independent-broker-dealer acquisition in years, with a cash deal to buy Cetera Financial Group.
Bringing light and due diligence should be a priority for the investment advice industry.
Plans to help Edgerton & Weaver, which specializes in representing B-Ds, RIAs and registered reps, build its consulting business.
