Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I down 46% from a year ago; portfolio includes 99% leased portfolio in central Europe
Finra panel orders Berthel Fisher to pay client $20K in damages for sale of TICs; client was seeking $445K
There's no letup in sight for broker-dealer closings. Today, MCL Financial -- yet another small brokerage that focused on selling illiquid alternative investments -- has been shuttered.
The Utah-based broker-dealer is the latest B-D to shut its doors. While the real-estate focused firm is facing $2.8M in legal claims, it says lack of business, not litigation, is behind the closure.
Once the dominant player in the industry, carriers seeing reps exit; consolidation puts squeeze on
Meeting investors' demand for yield and corporate borrowers' thirst for capital, the increasingly popular investments known as nontraded business development companies are drawing the attention of securities regulators
The wrapper's barely off the new year and LPL has already made another big move, agreeing to buy RIA Fortigent. One industry watcher says the deal is, in fact, a very big deal. Here's why.
Adviser with $2.7B in AUM reverses course, drops plan to start own broker-dealer; says reasons to form B-D 'evaporated'
