Selling away is just one of the allegations that felled James “Jeb” Bashaw, LPL's former Houston branch manager.
It's time for Finra to get serious about making sure investors know BrokerCheck exists.
Agency approves Finra's proposal to boost fees on larger claims in order to better pay the roughly 6,300 arbitrators
Claims over the firm's Puerto Rican bond funds exceed $900 million, three times as much as in the first quarter, and plaintiffs' attorneys say the number will probably climb higher.
Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000 for failing to supervise registered reps
Mark Casady apologizes to LPL Financial shareholders for compliance missteps as company takes hit to third-quarter profits. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141017/FREE/141019926"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL's regulatory hit list</a>)</i>
Former star LPL broker and Houston branch manager James "Jeb" Bashaw is no longer joining Wunderlich Securities, and is also fighting back against <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141013/FREE/141019977" target="_blank">LPL's allegations</a>.
Analysts are unnerved by LPL Financial's inability to close the cash register on regulatory charges after CEO Mark Casady <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141021/FREE/141029976"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">said compliance failures could cost $23 million</a> in the third quarter.
Financial planning clients not getting what they pay for because of a lack of government-enforced professional standards, according to the study sponsor, the Financial Planning Coalition
It is time for the commission to get to work and craft a rule to make this policy a reality.
A Republican majority would likely boost the passage of GOP-favored bills, but not the consideration of industry concerns.
An elite private banking duo plans to take legal action accusing the wirehouse of wrongful termination last month, their attorney says.
How one brave federal regulator got the goods on the New York Fed's hands-off policy toward Goldman.
Mary Jo White credits aggressive enforcement and technology, but some question her regulatory zeal.
Under Mary Jo White, agency is more prone to launch disciplinary action to correct violations than in the past
The rule, proposed originally by Finra, will require per-share valuation of unlisted REITs or direct participation program on customer statements.
Social Security and annuities make news, LPL's regulatory headaches continue, and the rest of this week's must-read stories for advisers.
LPL Financial cuts 11 cents a share from its third-quarter earnings forecast after projecting it will need another $18 million to satisfy regulatory concerns.
This week's must-read stories for advisers include employment drama at LPL and Merrill, Bill Gross speaking out, and a renewed push for more women in advice.
Jordan Belfort, whose memoir “The Wolf of Wall Street” was turned into a film by Martin Scorsese, expects to earn more than he made as stockbroker this year, allowing him to repay the victims of his financial fraud, allowing him to repay the victims of his financial fraud.
