Broker Dealers
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Raymond James, Wells Fargo Grab Morgan Stanley Teams
By Janet LevauxWells FiNet also adds a team from Citizens Bank, as MSSB sees an IT exec depart, as well.
August 08, 2012
DTCC: $79 Billion Annuity Transactions Processed in First Half of 2012The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation processed almost 24 million annuity transactions totaling nearly $79 billion in the first half of 2012, the company reported today.
August 08, 2012
DTCC: $79 Billion Annuity Transactions Processed in First Half of 2012The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation processed almost 24 million annuity transactions totaling nearly $79 billion in the first half of 2012, the company reported today.
August 08, 2012
Going for Gold: Rep. Bachus Wins the Prize for Fuzzy Thinking on RIA SROCongressman Bachus WSJ piece on the benefits of an SRO for advisors sets what might be a world record for faulty assumptions, wrong conclusions and inaccuracies.
August 07, 2012
Industry Leaders on Practice Management: Sales and MarketingWe convened with four industry experts in June to hash out the results of our groundbreaking Pursuing Practice Excellence study. In this transcript, their insights on what works, and doesn't, on advisor sales and marketing support.
August 06, 2012
Death, Delusional Clients and Other Hard Lessons From a Breakaway BrokerHow a friends death led a wirehouse broker to go independent; lessons learned from a difficult, delusional clientthese are just a few of the stories veteran advisor Bob Collins tells...
August 03, 2012
Woodbury-Advisor Group Deal: A Recruiter’s PerspectiveAs far as acquisition matches go, the purchase of Woodbury by AIG could turn out to be one of the better retention purchases by the insurance giant.
August 03, 2012
Harris, M&I Banks Merge Broker-DealersThe BMO Financial Group now has 165 financial advisors in nine states, BMO Harris Financial Advisors President Mike Miroballi told AdvisorOne.