The number of net new reps and advisers at the B-D declined considerably during the first quarter. Still, the company's CFO says the swing to independent advice is a 'longer-term trend'
Herb Stein was Chairman of President Nixon's Council of Economic Advisors between 1972 and 1974.
It's now or never for financial advisers to get their voices heard as Congress fleshes out the final details of the financial services reform bill.
Spectrem Group also found that retirement accounts such as defined-contribution and defined-benefit plans rose 18% to $9.3 trillion in 2009, up from $7.9 trillion in 2008
Ex-Credit Suisse Group AG broker Eric Butler can remain free while he appeals his securities-fraud conviction, a judge ruled, overturning another judge's decision.
InvestmentNews has now released its latest independent broker-dealer rankings, which can be viewed here. Below are two lists on the average payouts at the largest independent broker-dealers, based on information that InvestmentNews has gathered directly from the firms that have participated in the annual survey.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken a big gamble by going after The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Wall Street's premier investment bank has the will and legal firepower to fight back.
The SEC's fraud suit against Goldman Sachs could trigger additional probes of collateralized debt obligations and lead to stricter regulation of the financial services industry
In the first quarter this year, more than half of the transactions involved advisers with $250 million or less in assets. Historically, these smaller advisers accounted for just a third of deals.
Suit challenges Finra's order that Raymond James pay Wells $12.1M for alleged raiding of Edwards' branches in '07
Fred C.C. “Corky” Crozier, the former head of private client services at Deutsche Bank's U.S. brokerage unit, has returned to the firm as a managing director and adviser in its Baltimore office.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. Chairman and CEO James M. Cracchiolo saw his total compensation grow 52 percent in 2009 to $18.2 million, largely because he earned a cash incentive after receiving no such award the previous year.
On the threshold of turning the corner financially, Financial Engines Inc. is trying to fuel its growth in the defined-contribution arena through an initial public offering.
After winning dismissal of a class action claim brought by six former Smith Barney brokers last month, Citigroup is vowing to go after the brokers for legal fees.
Sam Antar describes commission attorney Richard Simpson as 'an unbelievably tough guy.' Antar should know: he was CFO of Crazy Eddie, the crooked retailer that Simpson helped topple in the Eighties
It's been a swell ride for stock investors over the past three months. But UBS strategists say the rally is running out of steam. Their suggestions? Read on
So far, the unwinding of the government's stakes in once-distressed banks has paid off handsomely for the U.S. taxpayer. The profit on the planned sale of Citi stock should be the topper.
'Amway' of financial services to go public in deal valued at around $236M
