Investor Phillip Frost, the largest shareholder in, and chairman of, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., issued a challenge Friday to the independent-brokerage business, saying that his firm's plans to expand are second to none
Plans to acquire Richmond-based Anderson & Strudwick; bid to buy SWS rejected in March
The FBI is investigating two former Edward Jones brokers based in South Dakota for their role in a “selling-away” case that involved raising money from clients who invested in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
A research firm predicts that the number of B-Ds in operation could drop from 4,540 to 4,000 by 2014. And bear in mind, that's a net figure. Meaning? A lot more than 540 brokerages will get bought or go belly up in the next few years.
Scores of broker-dealers were bruised and battered last year, with dozens of small and midsize firms closing their doors amid desperate — and mostly futile — searches for much-needed capital.
Finra is putting the finishing touches on a rule proposal that would shorten the amount of time available to broker-dealers to come up with estimated valuation of a nontraded REIT
Draw your own conclusion, but high-profile RIA Edelman Financial is bailing on the indie-rep business. In explaining the move, co-founder Ric Edelman called the indie B-D channel 'severely flawed,' adding that many broker-dealers will have trouble surviving.<br><b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110923&Category=FREE&ArtNo=923009998&Ref=PH>What top RIA execs make</a>
