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NEWS EQUITIES AUG 05, 2013
The Takeaway: Keep an eye on that sales assistant!

By Joshua Brown
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 01, 2013
The Takeaway: S&P 500 breaks all-time high; time to start using margin

By Joshua Brown
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2013
The Takeaway: The best (and worst) ETFs in every sector

By Joshua Brown
NEWS RIAS JUL 30, 2013
Janney lands Merrill team with more than $900 million

Group from Connecticut has $3.7 million annual production.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 23, 2013
Interest rate spike boosts fortunes of broker-dealers

Citi analyst upgrades Schwab to buy, boosts price targets for LPL, TD Ameritrade.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 23, 2013
BofA chief Moynihan cracking the whip

CEO said to summon managers for revenue push, cross selling progress.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 18, 2013
All-star first baseman's next position could be at Morgan Stanley

Diamondback's Goldschmidt has open invite to intern at the firm; tremendous work ethic

By John Goff
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 17, 2013
Morgan Stanley margin inches toward 20%

Second quarter revenues, net income climb; adviser head count stabilizes.

By AOSTERLAND
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 17, 2013
Wells advisory biz reports record profits — but it's mostly cost cutting

Wells Fargo's advisory business enjoys record profits, despite revenue jumping by a mere 2%, thanks to cost cutting that led to doing more with less.

By AOSTERLAND
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 16, 2013
Wells Fargo, Merrill to pay $5.1 million to settle charges over bank loan funds

Finra has ordered Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch to pay $5.1 million to settle charges related to sales of bank loan mutual funds -- just as investors are stampeding into such funds.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 10, 2013
Finding fees: UBS charging for financial plans

Bank's raised $3M in revenue so far this year off levy

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 10, 2013
Training on the back burner

Industry growth requires a renewed commitment to investing in the next generation

By AOSTERLAND
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2013
Finra gets OK to share more info about reps' disciplinary records

Finra has gotten the go-ahead to issue a monthly letter divulging complaints against reps. Not surprisingly, this doesn't sit well with some brokers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS EQUITIES JUL 01, 2013
The Takeaway: Why the race is on to scale up your practice

By Joshua Brown
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 27, 2013
Merrill trying to make managed-account platform adviser- and client-friendly

Consolidating five platforms into one; rollout expected in September.

By DJAMIESON
NEWS RIAS JUN 25, 2013
Satisfaction with advisers climbing; RBC, Fidelity lead the pack, J.D. Power says

Investors' approval of their advisers continues to increase after dropping sharply in the aftermath of the credit crisis. Liz Skinner tells why.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2013
Five years after crisis, advisers can sleep at night, but clients still nervous

Since the dark days five years ago when Lehman failed and Merrill sold its brokers to Bank of America, advisers and financial markets have recovered but clients remain scarred and nervous, worried about a repeat. What are the chances?

By Liz Skinner
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 22, 2013
The Takeaway: Panicked ETF sellers nailed with sharp NAV discounts

By Joshua Brown
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 21, 2013
Perfect timing as Morgan Stanley to complete Smith Barney deal for $4.7B

Morgan Stanley gets regulatory OK to wrap up the deal for Smith Barney as early as next week. Is CEO James Gorman smart or lucky?

By AOSTERLAND
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 21, 2013
Twice shy? Nope, Gorman ups his margin target for Morgan Stanley brokerage

James Gorman's latest prediction about the profit margins at Morgan Stanley's brokerage speaks volumes about just how far the wirehouse has come in a few years.

By AOSTERLAND