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RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera

Now that RCS Capital Corp. has sold its wholesaling business, the cost-cutting can begin in earnest at the 11 broker-dealers with 9,500 advisers who make up its Cetera Financial Group, led by CEO Larry Roth.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 06, 2015
Stifel Financial in deal to buy Barclays' U.S. wealth unit

Stifel Financial agreed to buy Barclays Plc's U.S. wealth-management business, which has about 180 financial advisers in the U.S. managing $56 billion in total client assets.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2015
W.P. Carey sets fundraising record in first half

$909 million raised is almost as much as the $1.04 billion the firm raised all of last year.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James in talks to buy Deutsche Bank's private-client brokerage
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2015
Raymond James in talks to buy Deutsche Bank's private-client brokerage

Raymond James Financial Inc. is in talks to buy Deutsche Bank's U.S. private-client brokerage, according to people briefed on the matter. The business has about 250 advisers.

By Bloomberg
H.D. Vest to be acquired by Internet company Blucora for $580 million
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2015
H.D. Vest to be acquired by Internet company Blucora for $580 million

Internet company Blucora pays whopping premium to align the independent broker-dealer with one of its current businesses, TaxACT.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2015
'Dissident' candidate defeats Finra's hand-picked nominee for board seat

Brian Kovack wants to make the organization more effective without antagonizing firms that are doing the right thing

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2015
RCS Capital stock may be delisted from NYSE

Exchange warning on share price comes as Massachusetts securities cop Galvin <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20151112/FREE/151119971/massachusetts-galvin-charges-realty-capital-securities-with-proxy&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">charges its wholesale brokerage, Realty Capital Securities, with proxy fraud</a>.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2015
Reining in expungements

Move to restrict broker expungement should improve confidence that the arbitration system is fair to investors.

By MFXFeeder
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 18, 2015
TD Ameritrade CEO Tomczyk to retire, be replaced by TD Bank exec Tim Hockey

Longtime banker rose through the ranks in Canada and will move to New York.

By Bloomberg
Voya restricts variable-annuity sales under regulatory pressure
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2015
Voya restricts variable-annuity sales under regulatory pressure

In response to Finra's warning on suitability, the firm's affiliated brokers will no longer sell certain types of L share annuities, a move that puts the company in line with other B-Ds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 14, 2015
Wells Fargo Advisors president Mary Mack pleased with reception from Credit Suisse brokers

Executive sees recruiting opportunity across the country after October recruiting deal struck.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How independent broker-dealers are utilizing technology today
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH OCT 14, 2015
How independent broker-dealers are utilizing technology today

A snapshot of the technological spending and usage in the IBD channel

By Ellie Zhu
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 06, 2015
Independent broker-dealer recruiting hits a wall

Competition from custodians and good market performance are keeping more brokers at their firms

By Mason Braswell
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 04, 2015
Model fee disclosure misses mark

Regulators need to forget the soft stuff and tackle matters of consequence.

By MFXFeeder
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 27, 2015
Breaking away for the wrong reason

Regulators are concerned that brokers are jumping into the RIA channel to take advantage of a lax regulatory climate.

By Mason Braswell
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 25, 2015
How Nick Schorsch lost his mojo

Nicholas Schorsch made hundreds of millions in real estate, but an accounting scandal devastated his business.

By Bruce Kelly
Activist investor takes 6% stake in LPL Financial, sending stock higher
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 23, 2015
Activist investor takes 6% stake in LPL Financial, sending stock higher

Marcato Capital Management says in a regulatory filing that shares of the independent broker-dealer are undervalued. The stock was up nearly 4% Tuesday amid a broad market sell-off.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 18, 2015
LPL says competitors could be on hot seat with regulators

As inquiries into the broker-dealer wind down, regulators' focus could turn to others in the industry, CEO Casady says.

By Bruce Kelly
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public

Arbitration case alleges that Oppenheimer &amp; Co. stepped beyond the bounds of propriety in mounting a client raid on Peter Schiff's Euro Pacific over a three-day weekend this summer.

By Bloomberg
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers

Finra bars 10 at New York broker-dealer Global Arena Capital Corp. after investigating brokers who migrated from an expelled firm.

By Mason Braswell