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March 31, 2015
LPL Adds $2B RIA to Custody PlatformCenter for Wealth Planning has used the firms corporate RIA and broker-dealer for 10 years.
March 31, 2015
FINRA Slaps 3 BDs for Consolidated Reporting FailuresInadequate reporting controls raise risk that "unscrupulous representatives will provide inaccurate and misleading reports to their clients to conceal fraud and theft, says FINRA's Bennett.
March 27, 2015
Scared Straight: Simple Cybersecurity Measures to Protect Your FirmAppropriate security processes at the enterprise level are not as ubiquitous as one might think. Heres why thats a problem.
March 27, 2015
BD Execs: Clients Too Conservative, Putting Themselves at RiskPanel led by Cetera CEO Larry Roth says investors are running scared, annuities are misunderstood and the industry is ready for a "Napster moment."
March 27, 2015
Royal Alliance Adds $600M Group With 33 RepsAlso, Securities America welcomes back a $100 million team from LPL Financial.
March 26, 2015
Ameriprise Agrees to $27.5M 401(k) SettlementThe broker-dealer was accused of charging its employees high fees and using expensive proprietary funds.
March 25, 2015
Will She or Won’t She? Mary Jo White and the Broker Fiduciary StandardNews of SEC Chairwoman Whites support for a broker fiduciary standard may be greatly exaggerated.