Broker Dealers
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Securities America Adds 30 Eagle One Advisors in Second Small BD Deal in a Month
By Joyce HansonEagle One intends to wind down operations, and most of its advisors have moved to Securities America.
January 07, 2013
FINRA Advances Bonus Disclosure Plan for BrokersFINRA fulfilled its promise to seek comments on its controversial plan to require brokers to disclose their pay packages.
January 07, 2013
Manulife Financial acquires Benesure Canada Inc.Manulife completed its acquisition of the third party administrator and distributor of life and disability solutions to the mortgage broker marketplace.
December 28, 2012
Raymond James Rolls Out Mobile App, New Websites for ClientsThe firm says it will launch more IT improvements for financial advisors and clients in the coming 12-18 months.
December 26, 2012
PBS exposes financial industry's hidden truthA generic TV program put things in perspective: Do we simply sell products, or is our role to serve (and protect) the investing public?
December 21, 2012
Revolutionizing AdviceThe broker-dealer industry has entered a period of profound change, one that is characterized by fundamental shifts in demographics and attitudes, and in the very nature of the advice model.
December 20, 2012
Wirehouses, IBDs Post Final Recruiting Wins, Losses of 2012Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and other firms saw a number of advisors come and go at year end.
December 20, 2012
FSI Endorses Senate Bid to Preserve Retirement Tax IncentivesAs fiscal cliff talks stagger on, independent broker-dealer group praises Senate Concurrent Resolution 62, and points out that taxes on retirement plans are only deferred.