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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2014
Ways and Means to vote on extending deduction for IRA charitable contributions

One of several tax extenders the committee will take up Thursday.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 23, 2014
Sterne Agee Group in deal to acquire midsize independent broker-dealer WRP Investments

Match 'made in heaven' says president of WRP, which has 350 reps and had $48 million in gross revenue in '13.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2014
Finra holds off sending nontraded REIT share price rule to SEC

Regulator still reviewing industry comments on rule to give investors better handle on share values.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2014
Brokerages toss around ideas about salary for Next Gen advisers

Wells Fargo is testing new models that would pay on a salary plus commission basis in effort to attract Millennials

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2014
Finra approves background checks for brokers

At its board meeting, Finra approved background checks for brokers and plans to consider requiring new information such as exam scores on BrokerCheck.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 15, 2014
Clintons jump through financial planning loopholes to dodge estate taxes they support

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Brokers pouncing on 401(k) biz. Plus: The Clintons dodge the estate taxes they support. The Fed wants to add exit fees to bond funds, U.S. banks on the edge of new funding rules, Congress mulls investor confidence on your dime, El-Erian sides with the IMF, and merger mania is alive and well.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2014
Sterne Agee sues former CEO Holbrook

After firing James Holbrook Jr. in May, the regional brokerage alleges the former chief executive used corporate credit cards for personal expenses and company resources on sporting events.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2014
The rewards of engaging with Congress

Recent history shows that connecting with legislators in Washington is time well spent.

By Bloomberg
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2014
Is Nicholas Schorsch's RCS Capital the new LPL?

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2014
J.P. Turner gussies up for Schorsch

Independent B-D spends $8.8 million to resolve litigation prior to acquisition by RCS Capital.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 13, 2014
With business booming, Schorsch's RCS Capital eyes further growth

Nick Schorsch's RCS Capital is building the second-largest independent broker-dealer network &amp;mdash; 9,000 registered reps and financial advisers &amp;mdash; through several acquisitions it announced last year.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 13, 2014
Schorsch's pickup of J.P. Turner: "Such a bargain!"

Nick Schorsch has been snapping up B-Ds with the fervor of Carrie Bradshaw from &#8220;Sex and the City&#8221; chasing down her next pair of Manolo Blahniks. But with J.P. Turner, is the firm's stock-jockey history a problem or did Nick buy a gem at downtown prices?

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS JUN 12, 2014
Time is money: Quantifying the value of working hours

Introducing 'the law of 1,920' to underline that advisers' income is completely dependent on where they spend their work hours in a year

By Joe Duran
NEWS RIAS JUN 12, 2014
Financial industry groups oppose adding exam scores to BrokerCheck

Both SIFMA and FSI cautious about Finra proposal to strengthen its database.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 12, 2014
BrokerCheckmate: Finra marks wave big red flag

Bruce Kelly reports about Meyers Associates, a small New York broker-dealer with five times the industry average of registered reps with marks, or 'disclosure events' on their record.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 11, 2014
Wall Street attracts chop shops 20 years after 'Wolf'

The Internet has changed the game but decades-old scripts still lure investors

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 11, 2014
Tommy Belesis' hedge fund associate sues SEC

Houston radio host George Jarkesy charges the regulator denied him due process in a fraud case.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
Fixed annuity sales receiving added scrutiny from Finra

By Darla Mercado
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2014
Schorsch's RCAP to raise $466 million in secondary offering

Broker-dealer using proceeds, in part, for pending acquisitions and possible new ones.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2014
KBS REIT II to offer dividend upon sale of Chicago office building

Firm to offer another way besides public listing for REIT sponsors to provide liquidity to investors.

By Bruce Kelly