The large award comes at a time when the wealth management industry is seeing leading firms sue each other over recruiting each other’s financial advisors.
And GPB founder David Gentile and ex-broker-dealer chief Jeff Schneider want the company to continue paying legal expenses.
In 2019, the SEC claimed Commonwealth had breached its fiduciary duty.
The Finra panel found UBS Financial Services liable for $69.1 million in punitive damages.
It’s an unannounced leadership shift at a broker-dealer working to rebrand.
Ameriprise has targeted LPL in at least four complaints sinch January 2024, alleging its competitor had unfairly hired its financial advisors.
The wirehouse's "strong investment in technology and AI has improved financial advisor productivity," KBW's David Konrad said.
The company last week reported a 57 percent increase in loans made to advisors in 2024.
Fund managers like Allspring Global Investments for years have been facing competitive pressure from low fee exchange-traded funds and indexed mutual funds.
According to his BrokerCheck report, Roger A. Gallagher was charged last August with two felony counts and he pleaded not guilty to both.
