Bruce Kelly

A former middle school and high school English teacher, Bruce Kelly started at InvestmentNews in 2000 as the brokerage reporter after a two-year stint at sister publication Pensions & Investments. He writes a bi-weekly, award winning column, On Advice, and covers the independent broker-dealer industry.

Bruce Kelly
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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 03, 2010
Indie B-D lures top reps — with a twist

Plying a path that sometimes has proven perilous, DeWaay Financial is staking its claim in the marketplace by offering financial advisers and their wealthy clients access to high-stakes private-equity, venture-capital and investment-banking deals.

RIA NEWS JUN 03, 2010
Goldman case brings renewed hope in fiduciary-reform fight

The SEC charges of fraud against Goldman Sachs & Co. are giving renewed hope to financial advisers who want the fiduciary standard included in financial-reform legislation pending in Congress.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 02, 2010
Finra accuses broker-dealer of private-placement fraud

Regulator charged McGinn Smith with “misusing” investors' funds in the sale of $89 million in private notes

RIA NEWS JUN 02, 2010
Colo. broker loses license over private-placement sales

Colorado regulators alleged that Mr. Guyette sold private placements to a number of investors with whom he did not have a substantial prior relationship.

Finra expels Provident broker-dealer over private placements
RIA NEWS JUN 01, 2010
Finra expels Provident broker-dealer over private placements

The financial industry watchdog says this may be just be the begining in a crackdown on private placements

Dodd's financial reform bill leaves state regulators on the bubble
RIA NEWS JUN 01, 2010
Dodd's financial reform bill leaves state regulators on the bubble

Local regulators gain a little, lose a little, in their battle with the SEC over who regulates private placements

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2010
Edward Jones loses star reps to wirehouses

Edward Jones lost two million-dollar producers in the span of a month. That's a surprise -- given the firm's reputation for holding on to top talent.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 21, 2010
DeWaay lands another top indie rep

Upstart independent broker-dealer DeWaay Financial Network LLC has landed another top independent registered rep.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 20, 2010
Shut-down brokerage committed fraud: Finra

RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2010
AIG broker-dealer snaps up wealth manager

Good news for the unit, which saw one-quarter of its sales force flee the firm in 2009.