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IMCA Conference Comes to NYC Featuring Ezrati, Golub
By Joyce HansonIMCA will bring a wealth of speakers to its Jan. 30-31 consultants conference on Times Square in New York City.
January 18, 2012
Q4 Earnings: BNY Mellon Profits Drop 25%; Pershing FlatBNY Mellons Q4 profits totaled $0.42 per share compared with $0.54 per share in the fourth quarter of 2010. Analysts had anticipated EPS of $0.52 in Q4.
January 18, 2012
Wirehouse Market Share Declines as Firms Focus on ProfitabilityWirehouses are continuing to lose ground in asset management market share, but do they even care? A new report from financial services industry research firm Cerulli projects that the four biggest brokerage firms will remain the largest distribution channel by a factor of nearly two.
January 18, 2012
Regs Rule: A Closer Look at the Fiduciary StandardExpanding the scope of the fiduciary standard to include insurance agents may be a "square-peg, round-hole" solution.
January 18, 2012
Raymond James Execs Court Morgan Keegan Advisors, StaffRaymond James moves to assure, retain Morgan Keegan FAs, branch managers and administrative personnel.
January 18, 2012
FSI Reports Record Attendees for Annual OneVoice ConferenceMore than 600 registrants and 65 exhibitors already for Jan. 23-25 conference for independent broker-dealer advocacy group.
January 17, 2012
TD Ameritrade Posts Mixed Results on Lower Trading for Q1 FY 2011TD Ameritrade reports that net new assets of $10.2 billion grew 11% vs. last year but dropped 18% from the previous quarter, as total assets hit $406.3 billion.
January 16, 2012
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Arbitration–AgainLast Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in Compucredit Corp. v. Greenwood in favor of what the law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan says is the latest in a series of opinions that have 'come down firmly on the side of the enforceability of consumer arbitration agreements.'