A Finra proposal would upend the existing landscape for removing customer complaints from advisers' records
CEO Sergio Ermotti says bank will prioritize protection of its dividends.
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James Polese has already paid $355,000 in restitution as a result of his criminal case.
Poaching a replacement from one of the bank's few peers would probably be costly.
Investment advisers might assert unfair competition if 'best interest' and 'fiduciary' terminology merge while standards differ.
Banks including JPMorgan and Bank of America conspired to fix prices on floating-rate municipal bonds, according to suit.
RIA aggregator plans to leverage the public equity markets for continued global expansion
Merrill embraces it, while Wells Fargo has moved away from the practice.
New York-based firm reaches $3 billion under management with latest addition.
The broker, Bruce Worthington, allegedly took nearly $100,000 from client's account over 13 years.
The mutual fund giant's assets under management fell 1% last year, but its revenue rose 12%.
The trade association representing major brokerage firms spent $6.6 million in 2018.
Increasing costs for customers and trying to get out of contractual guarantees have become commonplace for insurers.
Bank was found guilty of helping French clients hide assets from tax authorities.
Brokers are rejecting a culture driven by leaders who lack ethics and who have never been advisers.
The VAs are at the heart of an ongoing dispute with brokers and broker-dealers over canceled trail commissions.
Rising interest rates and a volatile stock market pushed 2018 sales to a record, including all-time-high indexed annuity sales.
Penalties dwarf what bank set aside for legal issues and exceed earnings for all of last year.
CEO Robert Moore's resignation signals further adjustments at the IBD network.
