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From Small to Medium: How to Manage Growth Fears
By Mark TibergienIndependent firms' entrepreneurial mindset emerged in the 1980s, when the industry developed two variations on existing business models.
October 24, 2016
DOL Rule Casualty: Commonwealth Drops Commission Retirement ProductsIndie BD says the decision was challenging, though it makes less than 10% of revenue from commissions on these accounts.
October 24, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: AssetMark, Fi360’s New Tools to Help Advisors With DOL RuleIn addition, Vestmark unveils a new robo platform and Envestnet to integrate with MoneyGuidePro.
October 20, 2016
Galvin Sweep of BDs With 'Bad Brokers' Leads to ChargesAfter finding cases of elder abuse connected to reps with disciplinary records, Galvin moves to end their work in the securities business.
October 18, 2016
Web brokers tell HealthCare.gov they can't be agent copsExchange plan distributors say they have no interest in policing the retail agents' websites.
October 18, 2016
Web brokers tell HealthCare.gov they can't be agent copsExchange plan distributors say they have no interest in policing the retail agents' websites.
October 17, 2016
SEC Launches New FINRA Inspection TeamFINRA and Securities Industry Oversight group, headed by Kevin Goodman, chief of the agencys BD exam program, is now up and running, says SEC.
October 14, 2016
Who Wants to Buy LPL? So Far, One Ex-BrokerIn a challenging week for the IBD, Joseph Nodarse of Hudson, Riley says he is exploring a bid, but theres skepticism over his plan.