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Commonwealth Rolls Out Retirement Consulting Program
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPThe broker-dealer's retirement program gives advisors access to the retirement marketplace and lets them offer plan-sponsor and participant-level advice.
October 05, 2009
First Allied Securities Rolls Out Hybrid Solution for AdvisorsFirst Allied Securities, Inc., a leading independent broker/dealer, has launched a hybrid business model designed to create a cost-, time-, and technologically efficient environment for...
October 05, 2009
NAIFA: IPA Bill Fiduciary Standard UnrealisticThe National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors is trying to change a fiduciary standard provision in a major new financial services reform bill.
October 01, 2009
Community Awards Raise Money, Highlight Advisor VolunteersThird annual leadership awards soldier on through difficult times
October 01, 2009
Citi to Sell Smith Barney StakeCitigroup CEO Vikram Pandit has confirmed that the bank expects to eventually sell the remaining stake in its Smith Barney brokerage venture.
October 01, 2009
More on MigrationThe latest contribution on the migration of brokers arrives in the form of a Cerulli Associates report--Advisor Migration--which estimates that $800 billion will be moving...
October 01, 2009
Gorman Tapped as Morgan Stanley CEOMorgan Stanley's Board of Directors has announced that Co-President James P. Gorman will become the firm's CEO, effective January 1, 2010, while Chairman and CEO...
October 01, 2009
McCann, BofA in Legal DisputeLawyers for Bank of America and former Merrill Lynch & Co brokerage chief Robert McCann have reportedly been in talks to resolve his lawsuit...