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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Credit Suisse fears fail to rattle US wealth management market, for now
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 03, 2022
Credit Suisse fears fail to rattle US wealth management market, for now

The Swiss bank pulled out of the US financial advisory business in 2015 when it shuttered its private banking unit here.

SEC charges ex-LPL broker with stealing $1.3 million from elderly client
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 30, 2022
SEC charges ex-LPL broker with stealing $1.3 million from elderly client

Bradley A. Goodbred, who's based in suburban Chicago, allegedly defrauded a client who's now 97 and suffers from dementia.

Wedbush Securities hit with $900,000 fine for trading problems
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2022
Wedbush Securities hit with $900,000 fine for trading problems

The Los Angeles-based firm has had a history of failing to supervise certain trades that resulted in scrutiny from regulators and penalties.

$13 billion branch office to leave Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 27, 2022
$13 billion branch office to leave Raymond James

Large branch offices of independent broker-dealers like Concurrent Advisors increasingly are flexing their muscles and either adding on new custodians or spinning off on their own.

SEC bars Merrill manager out on sick leave
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 27, 2022
SEC bars Merrill manager out on sick leave

Richard M. Crabtree, who was based in Annapolis, Maryland, began defrauding a client in 2016, according to the agency.

Finra investigates David Lerner’s son over sales of in-house funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 26, 2022
Finra investigates David Lerner’s son over sales of in-house funds

Daniel Lerner, who's executive vice president of investor services at David Lerner Associates, faces potential disciplinary action over sales of energy funds.

After Wealthfront, UBS dusts off plan to stress banking, tech and productivity
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 22, 2022
After Wealthfront, UBS dusts off plan to stress banking, tech and productivity

It's back to an 'organic plan' for the bank's wealth management business in the United States, says Iqbal Khan, co-president of UBS Global Wealth Management.

Women take the lead at Advisor Group
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2022
Women take the lead at Advisor Group

The imperative for having more women in charge of brokerage and advisory firms is pretty clear — in the future women will control more of the nation's wealth.

Independent Financial Group snaps up small Southern California B-D
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 21, 2022
Independent Financial Group snaps up small Southern California B-D

The deal for NPB Financial Group in Burbank is the latest in a modest string of broker-dealer acquisitions occurring against the backdrop of the red-hot M&A market for RIAs.

Judge orders SEC to settle with alleged Philly loan scheme: Report
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2022
Judge orders SEC to settle with alleged Philly loan scheme: Report

Last week, Judge Rodolfo Ruiz gave the SEC 10 days to negotiate a settlement with Par Funding founders Joseph LaForte and his wife, Lisa McElhone.