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Rep monkeyed around with client information to sell more GPB: Finra
ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2022
Rep monkeyed around with client information to sell more GPB: Finra

Using white out and other means, the rep doctored client financial information disclosure forms, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
GWG bondholders tee up lawsuits against broker-dealers, executives
ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2022
GWG bondholders tee up lawsuits against broker-dealers, executives

GWG was a 'classic Ponzi scheme,' according to a group representing investors.

By Bruce Kelly
Indiana indie with $220 million joins Commonwealth from Cambridge
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 20, 2022
Indiana indie with $220 million joins Commonwealth from Cambridge

Accounting-oriented Strategic Planning Group is based in Fishers, Indiana.

By InvestmentNews
$830 million indie team moves to LPL from Royal Alliance
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 20, 2022
$830 million indie team moves to LPL from Royal Alliance

Kansas-based Strategic Partners is affiliating with LPL through National Financial Alliance.

By InvestmentNews
Thank you, 2022, from InvestmentNews
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 19, 2022
Thank you, 2022, from InvestmentNews

I’m grateful to have led the remarkable team at InvestmentNews as editor-in-chief in 2022, and we have great expectations for 2023.

By Paul Curcio
Dynasty IPO is still in the cards, Shirl Penney says
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 19, 2022
Dynasty IPO is still in the cards, Shirl Penney says

Despite Dynasty's sales of minority ownership stakes to Schwab and a private equity investor, a public stock offering is still the best long-term strategy for the platform, the CEO says.

By Jeff Benjamin
This year should have been worse for broker-dealers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 19, 2022
This year should have been worse for broker-dealers

One of the big themes in 2022 was how well the broad retail wealth management industry has insulated itself from the downside of the bust part of the cycle.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James ordered to pay $12 million to Texas plane crash families
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 16, 2022
Raymond James ordered to pay $12 million to Texas plane crash families

The pilot, Jeffrey Weiss, had been a financial adviser with Raymond James & Associates in Houston.

By Bruce Kelly
At LPL Financial, advisory assets are far sweeter than brokerage
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 15, 2022
At LPL Financial, advisory assets are far sweeter than brokerage

An LPL presentation on the return on various types of assets shows the age of advisory assets and fees has arrived in the broad financial advice industry.

By Bruce Kelly
Stifel adviser managing $200 million joins Raymond James team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 13, 2022
Stifel adviser managing $200 million joins Raymond James team

Howard Kaplan is affiliating through indie Riegel Financial in Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
Nontraded REIT chickens come home to roost at wirehouses, RIAs
ALTERNATIVES DEC 09, 2022
Nontraded REIT chickens come home to roost at wirehouses, RIAs

The liquidity issue is squarely in the laps of financial advisers who have never had to deal with the difficulties posed by nontraded REITs before.

By Bruce Kelly
Cetera closes broker-dealer First Allied Securities
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2022
Cetera closes broker-dealer First Allied Securities

San Diego-based First Allied had close to 600 brokers and financial advisers under its roof before the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-LPL adviser arrested in Illinois on theft charges
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 06, 2022
Ex-LPL adviser arrested in Illinois on theft charges

Bradley Goodbred now faces criminal charges of stealing money from an elderly client, in addition to civil charges from the SEC.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James introduces data-driven actionable insights
FINTECH DEC 06, 2022
Raymond James introduces data-driven actionable insights

The application, called ‘Opportunities,’ is intended to prompt adviser-client communication.

By InvestmentNews
Finra smacks Advisor Group with $1.3 million penalty over private placement sales
ALTERNATIVES DEC 05, 2022
Finra smacks Advisor Group with $1.3 million penalty over private placement sales

The four Advisor Group firms sold investors GPB private placements but failed to tell them that GPB hadn't made required filings, including audited financial statements.

By Bruce Kelly
Lincoln Financial team managing $650 million moves to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2022
Lincoln Financial team managing $650 million moves to LPL

Financial House, a six-adviser group based in Centreville, Delaware, was established more than 30 years ago and is now in its second generation of owners.

By InvestmentNews
Former LPL exec Bill Morrissey to head Atria's independent channel
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 29, 2022
Former LPL exec Bill Morrissey to head Atria's independent channel

The private equity-backed firm operates six broker-dealers, including Cadaret Grant, NEXT Financial and Western International Securities.

By InvestmentNews
Commerce Bank's brokerage unit to use LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 23, 2022
Commerce Bank's brokerage unit to use LPL

The St. Louis-based bank is moving its wealth management business, with 30 advisers and $4.4 billion in assets, to LPL's platform.

By InvestmentNews
Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 22, 2022
Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'

Meanwhile, LPL is launching an effort to pursue wealthier clients.

By Bruce Kelly
Commonwealth becomes latest IBD to invest in adviser firms
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 21, 2022
Commonwealth becomes latest IBD to invest in adviser firms

The firm is introducing an effort to buy minority stakes in the financial advisory firms that use its brokerage and RIA services.

By Bruce Kelly