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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public

Arbitration case alleges that Oppenheimer & 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
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
What draws women advisers to certain IBDs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 14, 2015
What draws women advisers to certain IBDs

Some IBDs are finding extraordinary success in leveling the ranks of male and female advisers, even though on average less than one out of every five advisers today is a woman. Here's how they do it.

By Liz Skinner
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 11, 2015
Cetera Financial on the block?

RCS Capital Corp., the struggling brokerage group cobbled together by real estate developer Nicholas Schorsch, is exploring a sale of its independent broker-dealer, according to people with knowledge of the matter. <i>Plus: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150921/FEATURE/150919894/how-nick-schorsch-lost-his-mojo&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Nick Schorsch lost his mojo</a></i>

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES SEP 11, 2015
RCS Capital cuts due diligence team at Cetera Financial

Group focuses on mainstream and alternative investments such as nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
NextShares wins its first adviser platform partner with Envestnet
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 08, 2015
NextShares wins its first adviser platform partner with Envestnet

Envestnet has agreed to make NextShares, a unique hybrid of mutual funds and ETFs, available to some of its 41,000 affiliated financial advisers, delivering Eaton Vance its first distribution partner for the product.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
The latest ranking of independent broker-dealers by rep head count
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 03, 2015
The latest ranking of independent broker-dealers by rep head count

Even if <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150426/REG/150429941/independent-broker-dealer-recruiting-hits-a-wall&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruiting at independent broker-dealers has hit a wall</a>, the industry still features a number of firms with expanding numbers of registered reps.

By Ellie Zhu
In Puerto Rico, a good thing gone bad for UBS
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 02, 2015
In Puerto Rico, a good thing gone bad for UBS

Investor claims pile up as the territory sinks in the downward spiral of a government debt crisis.

By Bloomberg
LPL hires ex-Wells Fargo CTO for newly created tech position
FINTECH AUG 26, 2015
LPL hires ex-Wells Fargo CTO for newly created tech position

Anthony Perkins will oversee the broker-dealer's automated processes and the launch of the firm's robo-advisory software platform.

By Alessandra Malito
LPL sets lofty goal for more automated operations processes
FINTECH AUG 18, 2015
LPL sets lofty goal for more automated operations processes

The company aims to ramp up its level of automation from 15% to 85% within the next few years.

By Alessandra Malito