Broker Dealers
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John Rogers on the Advisor Diversity Challenge
By Bob KeaneOne of the general sessions of NAPFA's annual conference was a session with John W. Rogers, Jr., chairman and founder of Ariel Investments. He was...
July 01, 2010
A View Across the Table From BPBennett Freeman has a history of working on issues with BP that stretches back more than a dozen years and includes his work as senior...
July 01, 2010
LPL Financial's IPO: The Competitive EquationThe parent company of the largest independent broker/dealer, LPL Financial, filed an S-1 statement with the SEC on June 4 to go public via an...
July 01, 2010
A Whirlwind of SEC ActivityWhether a fiduciary duty for broker/dealers and all types of financial advisory professionals makes it into the final financial reform legislation (which remains in conference...
July 01, 2010
Catching up with Richard BruecknerPershing LLC Chairman and CEO Richard Brueckner, COO Brian Shea, and Managing Director Frank La Salla sat down with Investment Advisor Group Editor-in-Chief and John...
July 01, 2010
BlackRock Creates Target Date Fund That Morphs Into a Post-Retirement AnnuityAsset management giant BlackRock has developed a 401(k) target fund that morphs into a post-retirement annuity.
July 01, 2010
LPL Financial Shares IPO Plans; On Track to Rival WirehousesLPL Financial filed statements with the SEC in early June 4 to go public with an estimated $600-million stock offering. The independent broker-dealer has 12,026 independent...
June 30, 2010
Investors Cap Reports Net Profit for Fiscal '10The independent broker-dealer also says that newly recruited advisors have average 12-month trailing sale, or production, of $250,000.