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Commonwealth Financial Network LLP

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  • November 11, 2019

Hybrid managing $220 million switches to Commonwealth from MML

Trio of advisers at Center for Wealth Management in Troy, Mich., change affiliation.

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  • October 31, 2019

Hybrid firm managing $1 billion switches to Commonwealth from Securian

Pennsylvania-based Legacy Planning Partners has four partners and 30 advisers and staff

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  • October 31, 2019

Hybrid firm managing $1 billion switches to Commonwealth from Securian

Pennsylvania-based Legacy Planning Partners has four partners and 30 advisers and staff

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  • October 28, 2019

Hybrid managing $191 million moves to Commonwealth from Cetera

Great Scott Financial Services is based in Bethlehem, Pa.

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  • October 28, 2019

Hybrid managing $191 million moves to Commonwealth from Cetera

Great Scott Financial Services is based in Bethlehem, Pa.

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  • October 3, 2019

Commonwealth Financial fires back at SEC charges of conflicts of interest

Firm says clients were not deceived by alleged conflicts over revenue-sharing

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  • October 3, 2019

Commonwealth Financial fires back at SEC charges of conflicts of interest

Firm says clients were not deceived by alleged conflicts over revenue-sharing

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  • September 10, 2019

Adviser must pay former employer $358,000 for violating employment contract

Arbitrator ruled that adviser was supposed to pay a fee for every former client he solicited.

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  • August 1, 2019

SEC charges Commonwealth Financial with conflicts of interest in revenue-sharing agreement

Firm's agreement with Fidelity's National Financial Services allegedly forced clients into more expensive share classes.

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  • July 18, 2019

Commonwealth adviser managing $200 million switches to LPL-affiliated hybrid

Ron Jaeger moves to Gladstone Wealth Group's office in Red Bank, N.J.

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Finra bars former Commonwealth rep for non-cooperation

Benjamin Bourgeois Jr. failed to give regulator information for its investigation.

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Finra bars former Cambridge rep over misuse of funds

Anselmo Contreras Jr. said to have borrowed $30,000 from clients.

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  • April 8, 2019

Commonwealth case against Ohio National should be arbitrated, court rules

Broker-dealer's claim involves insurer's decision to stop paying trail commissions.

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Two IBDs look at technology differently

Commonwealth Financial Network is licensing its proprietary technology, but Cambridge Investment Research is taking a different tack.

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  • February 21, 2019

Ex-broker stole $100,000 from client, Galvin says

The broker, Bruce Worthington, allegedly took nearly $100,000 from client's account over 13 years.

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  • February 13, 2019

Commonwealth Financial, MassMutual strike software deal

MassMutual will license Commonwealth's proprietary adviser software, Advisor360.

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  • December 18, 2018

LPL loses $325M firm to Commonwealth, picks up $400M firm from Cadaret Grant

The loss of Daley Financial Partners will be filled by the addition of Wellesley Financial Planners.

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As it works to pull off a merger, FS Investments admits shortcomings

Management makes public statements about weaknesses at company's funds.

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  • November 14, 2018

RightCapital lands partnership with Commonwealth

The financial planning startup hopes to provide tech to Commonwealth's network of 1,800 advisers.

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  • November 9, 2018

Broker-dealer CEO sees rapid escalation of brokers abandoning commissions in favor of fees

Commonwealth Financial's Wayne Bloom says brokers are turning in their Finra licenses and going fee-only