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Citi offers to pay partial bonuses to encourage departures
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 13, 2023
Citi offers to pay partial bonuses to encourage departures

The bank's offers to a limited number of staff are part of the Wall Street giant's continued restructuring efforts.

By Bloomberg
Atria Wealth attracts $350M firm from Osaic's Securities America
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 12, 2023
Atria Wealth attracts $350M firm from Osaic's Securities America

New affiliate offers employers retirement plans and investments in multiple states.

By Steve Randall
More Wells Fargo execs follow Kowach to startup
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 11, 2023
More Wells Fargo execs follow Kowach to startup

Launched over the summer, &Partners is replete with executives from Wells Fargo Advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Goldman revamps private credit leadership
ALTERNATIVES DEC 11, 2023
Goldman revamps private credit leadership

The firm is focusing more resources on the sector as it seeks to double the size of its business.

By Bloomberg
Will rising interest rates spark SEC crackdown?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 08, 2023
Will rising interest rates spark SEC crackdown?

Some broker-dealers are 'in a bit of a pickle' due to how they invested client cash, industry executive says.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra tried to ban firm for 60,000% fee hike. It hasn't been easy
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 08, 2023
Finra tried to ban firm for 60,000% fee hike. It hasn't been easy

Alpine Securities' appeal of Finra's ban could threaten a web of self-regulatory organizations that oversee broad swaths of the U.S. economy.

By Bloomberg
‘To stand out, I needed to innovate’
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2023
‘To stand out, I needed to innovate’

Katz moved beyond cold calls to cultivate relationships with influential figures like sports agents and estate attorneys, thus broadening his network significantly.

By InvestmentNews
LPL lands advisor managing $165M at Cetera
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2023
LPL lands advisor managing $165M at Cetera

New Jersey-based Frank Cangelosi will align with Gladstone Wealth Partners.

By InvestmentNews
Online brokers misstep in securities lending: Finra
FINTECH DEC 06, 2023
Online brokers misstep in securities lending: Finra

'Who were the accountants? Lending securities can be lucrative,' a compliance executive says.

By Bruce Kelly
Industry veteran who shaped Raymond James over five decades to retire from board
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 06, 2023
Industry veteran who shaped Raymond James over five decades to retire from board

But even at 81 there’s more to come from Tom James.

By Steve Randall
Wells Fargo's indy group, FiNet, bumps up fee for big advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2023
Wells Fargo's indy group, FiNet, bumps up fee for big advisors

What's not clear is how many FiNet advisors will feel the sting of the fee increase.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James nabs two wirehouse advisors in South Florida
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2023
Raymond James nabs two wirehouse advisors in South Florida

Pam Mitchell joins from UBS in Naples and Vijay Baxter from Morgan Stanley in Aventura.

By InvestmentNews
UBS is latest firm OK'd by NFL players union
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2023
UBS is latest firm OK'd by NFL players union

More than two decades old, the NFLPA's registered player financial advisor program for years was limited to individual financial advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Indiana-based hybrid hires former Wells Fargo exec
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 04, 2023
Indiana-based hybrid hires former Wells Fargo exec

John Peluso retired in September as head of Wells Fargo’s clearing operations, and earlier presided over FiNet.

By InvestmentNews
Osaic owner reportedly seeking buyer for up to 20% stake in broker-dealer
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 04, 2023
Osaic owner reportedly seeking buyer for up to 20% stake in broker-dealer

Minority shareholding could be worth as much as $2.5B.

By Steve Randall
Private credit carve-out from JPMorgan filed 'secret' IPO plan
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 01, 2023
Private credit carve-out from JPMorgan filed 'secret' IPO plan

HPS Investment Partners could go public if equity capital markets look favorable.

By Bloomberg
Nashville B-D that sold GWG bonds closing down
ALTERNATIVES NOV 30, 2023
Nashville B-D that sold GWG bonds closing down

The securities industry has a long, sad history of firms going out of business after a product like GWG bonds fails.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James nabs California advisor from Morgan Stanley
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 30, 2023
Raymond James nabs California advisor from Morgan Stanley

Jeffrey Olsen oversees nearly $200 million, operating as Olsen Wealth Management.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo loses another executive, this time to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 29, 2023
Wells Fargo loses another executive, this time to LPL

Jim McHale is the new chief compliance officer at LPL Financial.

By Bruce Kelly
Holistic wealth management starts with transition services
OPINION NOV 29, 2023
Holistic wealth management starts with transition services

Attending to advisor well-being, starting with onboarding, helps advisors weather the inevitable storms that come with managing other people’s money in an unpredictable world.

By Alex David