Investors sued individuals after the firm, Allied Beacon Partners, ran out of capital and failed to pay earlier arb award.
Ex-managing director of LPL Financial is named CEO of Lucia Capital Group, a firm that includes an RIA and broker-dealer and has $2.3 billion of client assets.
One of those arrested, Abraxas 'A.J.” Discala, was married to Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Nicholas Schorsch's RCS Capital has agreed to buy Cole Capital, which he also controls. <i>Plus: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20140917/INFOGRAPHIC/140919935"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">See our map of the REIT czar's empire</a></i>
The REIT czar's empire is broken down in this "simple" visual covering all entities under his purview
With deep pockets aggressively recruiting assets tied to teams, advisers need to remember why they are paid bonuses in the first place.
Company provides SEC- and Finra-compliant paperless processing systems to financial services firms.
Financial Advocacy Network, a collective of 13 advisers with $450 million in assets, is hoping to grow to $1 billion in five years
Scott Welch, co-founder and CIO of Fortigent, is latest to leave.
By year end, RCAP expects to consolidate business groups across 9 B-Ds.
State securities regulators are making noise about implementing changes to policies that would limit how much a client's net worth could be invested in nontraded real estate investment trusts. Those limits would have helped clients in the case of a Louisiana broker who now has a Finra complaint.
NASAA report on hidden and complicated fee disclosures sparks drive for simple, uniform language.
A snapshot of tech spending and usage at IBDs
Charles Scwab's $15 million arbitration claim against Morgan Stanley for hiring brokers from its San Francisco office was rejected.
This week's top <i>InvestmentNews</i> stories feature an LPL exec's exit, potential pitfalls for brokers changing jobs, a flurry of adviser moves and a high-profile lesson in trust planning.
The transaction follows several similar deals in recent months, and the trend is likely to continue.
Aegis Capital is accused of facilitating an alleged penny stock scheme that generated $24.5 million in profits for clients and $1.1 million in commissions for the firm.
