Tag: Broker/Dealers

Another advisory group braves the frontiers of being an independent firm.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has encouraged broker/dealer (B/D) bosses to rein in their reps.

The latest Ponzi schemes keep with the theme of brokers allegedly bilking from the elderly, including those close to them.

Many financial advisers and brokers might be confused about what regulators have to say about using social networking.

The MetLife Broker-Dealer Group unveiled an automated advisory product to capture emerging investors, or those investors with as little as $10,000 to invest.

Three former representatives of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) have left the firm to form Three Bridge Wealth Advisors in Menlo Park, California.

UBS AG agreed to provide 4,450 names of U.S. account holders to settle a tax-evasion lawsuit, according to news reports.

Leveraged exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) have caught the attention of regulators, and now law firms have noticed the products as well.

Westrock Group, Inc., a financial services holding company, named Donald H. Hunter, Jr., as CEO and president of the firm and its wealth management subsidiary, Westrock Advisors, Inc.

A judge has put the brakes on Bank of America’s $33-million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) became the latest wirehouse to put its foot down on exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

While most advisers offer employer benefits retirement planning services, only a quarter of clients use those services, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Ameritas Investment Corp. $100,000 and suspended and fined one of its brokers for inducing customers to take on additional home...

While moving to independence is easier for advisers than ever before, it’s still not exactly easy.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced that clients can access unlimited Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance on cash held through its Bank Deposit Programs.

Days after Bank of America (BofA) announced the appointment of Sallie Krawcheck to run global wealth and investment management, Daniel Sontag said he will leave BofA, according to...

Franklin Templeton Investments has lured Yaqub Ahmed from his post at Columbia Funds.

UBS did some more rearranging of its wealth management units, but the American business will stay the same.

Bank of America Corporation (BofA) unveiled four senior management changes, including the appointment of Sallie Krawcheck to lead Global Wealth and Investment Management.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today charged Bank of America Corporation (BofA) for misleading investors about billions of dollars in bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch & Co....