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$450M team joins Raymond James from Merrill
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 27, 2024
$450M team joins Raymond James from Merrill

The Winter Park, Florida-based wealth practice caters to retirees, business owners, and aerospace and defense industry execs.

By Leo Almazora
LPL lands $1B team from Merrill Lynch
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 27, 2024
LPL lands $1B team from Merrill Lynch

The Pennsylvania-based private wealth team works with high-net-worth families, business owners, professionals and executives.

By Leo Almazora
B. Riley client misses payment to investors in collapsed fund
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 27, 2024
B. Riley client misses payment to investors in collapsed fund

The claim by a trustee overseeing the settlement is the latest twist in the failure of Prophecy Asset Management, where Brian Kahn, a B. Riley client, allegedly ran up massive losses.

By Bloomberg
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report

Financial advisors' clients are turning to business development companies for better yields.

By Bruce Kelly
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 26, 2024
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee

The broker-dealer giant is providing a money-back guarantee to newly affiliated advisors and firms.

By Leo Almazora
Alt managers priming the retail sales pump for 2024
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
Alt managers priming the retail sales pump for 2024

As investors pull money out of real estate investment trusts, asset managers are rolling out new products to get in front of financial advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL inks deal for Wintrust wealth management businesses
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
LPL inks deal for Wintrust wealth management businesses

Roughly $16 billion of brokerage and advisory assets are set to change hands in the acquisition.

By Leo Almazora
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts

'The large size of such fines underscores the point that regulators want this behavior to change quickly,' a compliance executive notes.

By Bruce Kelly
Short sellers targeting B. Riley in smear campaign, sources say
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 22, 2024
Short sellers targeting B. Riley in smear campaign, sources say

Short sellers' claims against B Riley are 'often accompanied by outrageous personal harassment,' the company says.

By Bruce Kelly
One of Wall Street's highest-flying women is reportedly quitting
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 22, 2024
One of Wall Street's highest-flying women is reportedly quitting

Goldman Sachs executive had been tipped for CFO and other top roles.

By Bloomberg
Former Triad broker's medical company loses Florida real estate judgment
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2024
Former Triad broker's medical company loses Florida real estate judgment

"This is more bad news," says a plaintiff's attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL Financial welcomes another veteran advisor
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 21, 2024
LPL Financial welcomes another veteran advisor

The advisor, based in North Carolina, oversaw roughly $130 million in assets at Osaic.

By Leo Almazora
Citi boosts CEO Jane Fraser's pay to $26M
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 21, 2024
Citi boosts CEO Jane Fraser's pay to $26M

The increase comes after Fraser initiated what's billed as the largest reworking of Citigroup in decades.

By Bloomberg
‘Sobering’ report shows increasing reach of fintech over traditional firms
FINTECH FEB 21, 2024
‘Sobering’ report shows increasing reach of fintech over traditional firms

About a quarter of Americans have tried a tech-based savings or investing service, and companies with scale are getting the most business, a report from Hearts & Wallets finds.

By Emile Hallez
LPL is stepping up support for high-net-worth advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 20, 2024
LPL is stepping up support for high-net-worth advisors

New high-net-worth services offering provides access to advisory dream team of attorneys, CPAs, and advanced planning specialists.

By Leo Almazora
Has the wealth industry entered a new era of dealmaking?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 19, 2024
Has the wealth industry entered a new era of dealmaking?

Echelon Partners report shows RIAs continuing to gain market share in 2023, while private equity firms figured in three-fifths of transactions.

By Leo Almazora
JPMorgan expects to pay more than $350M for trade-reporting lapses
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 16, 2024
JPMorgan expects to pay more than $350M for trade-reporting lapses

The firm will settle claims with two US regulators that it failed to feed information on trades into market surveillance systems.

By Bloomberg
Goldman CEO Solomon’s pay surges 24 percent to $31M
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 16, 2024
Goldman CEO Solomon’s pay surges 24 percent to $31M

The board lifted the CEO's pay after the firm's profit tumbled last year.

By Bloomberg
Ex-Osaic veteran advisor barred by Finra
ALTERNATIVES FEB 15, 2024
Ex-Osaic veteran advisor barred by Finra

'A lawyer may tell an advisor like this, there's no upside in responding to Finra, just leave the industry,' says a senior brokerage executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James strengthens advisor network with $340M Morgan Stanley team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 15, 2024
Raymond James strengthens advisor network with $340M Morgan Stanley team

Based in South Florida, the Behar-Nagel Group is the latest to join Raymond James’ employee advisor channel.

By Leo Almazora