Independent Broker Dealers

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ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 04, 2012
HighTower still hot, snags $1B team

Dillig Group exits Credit Suisse; eighth recruiting win for HighTower this year

By DJAMIESON
Cetera closes deal for Genworth
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 04, 2012
Cetera closes deal for Genworth

Cetera Financial Group completed the acquisition of Genworth Financial Investment Services yesterday.

By AOSTERLAND
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 04, 2012
Cetera Financial strikes again, snagging B-D with 2,000 advisers

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 04, 2012
Valerie Brown: Cetera boss sees an opening in closings

Consolidation among independent broker-dealers is inevitable, according to Cetera Financial Group chief executive Valerie Brown, and the inability or unwillingness of firms to stay open is benefiting her firm.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 31, 2012
Longtime Finra exec stepping down

Luparello headed to law firm; sixteen years at the SRO

By DJAMIESON
B-Ds struggle with lost revenue amid VA cuts
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 29, 2012
B-Ds struggle with lost revenue amid VA cuts

Tumult on the variable annuity scene is dampening sales at broker-dealers, raising some concerns about the impact on revenue.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 26, 2012
Woodbury reps to see bonanza for staying put

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2012
SEC backtracks on private-placement rule change

Commission now seeks public comment on plan that would allow hedge funds to make solicitations for Reg D offerings

By MFXFeeder
Long-running B-D closes its doors
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 17, 2012
Long-running B-D closes its doors

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Another B-D that sold Provident private placements has ceased operations.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra's fee hikes will KO some smaller firms: FSI
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 15, 2012
Finra's fee hikes will KO some smaller firms: FSI

Several industry groups have laced into Finra over the regulator's plan to hike its charges

By DJAMIESON
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 14, 2012
Adviser, indie B-D ranks in decline

Even as demand for financial advice is increasing significantly, the nation's pool of advisers continues to shrink.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 13, 2012
Indie B-D in Michigan getting out of the business

Leonard & Co. plans to delist from Finra; CEO starting new brokerage

By Tom Henderson
Simmers resurfaces
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 12, 2012
Simmers resurfaces

John Simmers is jumping back into the IBD business and leading a group that plans to acquire Calton & Associates.

By Bruce Kelly
Surprise suitor emerging in sale of Woodbury
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2012
Surprise suitor emerging in sale of Woodbury

Sources say AIG's Advisor Group is one of four potential buyers for Woodbury, The Hartford indie B-D with roughly 1,600 reps

By Bruce Kelly
Following $84M loss, Finra board election commences
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 23, 2012
Following $84M loss, Finra board election commences

Regulator reveals three candidates for small-firm seat, as well as other nominees; some hot topics

By DJAMIESON
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2012
Rep's example sends IBD CEO on a mission

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 20, 2012
1,600 Woodbury reps await fate after Hartford purge

By Bruce Kelly
Woodbury Financial could pay advisers to stay despite not having buyer
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 19, 2012
Woodbury Financial could pay advisers to stay despite not having buyer

Woodbury Financial is said to be readying retention bonuses to preserve firm's value despite not having a buyer lined up

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2012
John Sykes' JHS Capital Advisors challenged by annual losses, handful of Finra arbitration claims

John Sykes' first broker-dealer holding company, GunnAllen Holdings, is out of business and his second, JHS Capital, has sustained significant losses and faces a handful of Finra arbitration claims. Bruce Kelly reports.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2012
A lack of interest

By Bruce Kelly