Broker Dealers
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Baird Adds UBS Branch Manager
By Janet LevauxThe branch manager, Karen Heintz, oversaw 24 advisors with $3.1 billion in assets.
October 25, 2012
Ameriprise Gains Advisors, Boosts Assets"We had another good quarter, led by solid results in our advisory and asset management businesses, said Jim Cracchiolo, chairman and CEO.
October 25, 2012
SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Cantor Fitzgerald Hit by FINRAAmong recent SEC and FINRA actions were Cantor Fitzgerald being censured and fined and FINRA imposing a $14 million settlement on a Hong Kong-based firm charged with insider trading.
October 25, 2012
Bob Pozen, master of extreme productivity, shares his 3 most effective career tipsBob Pozen -- Harvard Business School lecturer, prolific author, financial-industry heavyweight -- tackles more in a month than you manage in a year (or something like that)
October 25, 2012
The State of Investor Trust, or Distrust, Fiduciary and the CFP BoardIs the argument over a fiduciary standard for all advice-givers, and the CFP Board's position on a fiduciary standard for CFPs, missing the bigger point?
October 25, 2012
Calming Client Stress; Managing Risk With Managed Futures: November Investment Advisor—SlideshowBelieve it or not, good news in the financial industry may be making your clients feel more stressed out.
October 24, 2012
What’s Driving Industry Shifts?The number of wirehouse advisors and their asset base continues to drop, says a report released by Cerulli Associates on Monday.
October 24, 2012
Raymond James Boosts Q3 Earnings, Loses 37 RepsThe firm says it is upbeat about recruiting, as lower-producing Morgan Keegan advisors depart.