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B/D Briefing: Calm Before the Storm?
By James J. GreenA new report found that the average securities class action settlement was halved in 2008, but the authors of Securities Class Action Settlements: 2008 Review...
April 01, 2009
Raymond James Euphoric Over Recruiting; Introduces New Leader at Confab(LAS VEGAS) Executives of Raymond James Financial Services met with about 1,500 of the firm's 3,120 independent advisors during the group's annual professional-development conference, held...
April 01, 2009
Simply IndispensableIn a one-and-a-half page memo to Commonwealth Financial Network's advisors sent in January, new CEO Wayne Bloom mentions the word "indispensable" or "indispensability" five times. "It's...
March 31, 2009
Down, not outWhen I get calls from readers, they generally fall into one of two categories: 1. They have a pitch for me. 2. They have a comment about a recent story. But a call I received recently was unlike any other I've answered here. It was from an
March 24, 2009
Stifel Shares Details on UBS Acquisition (March 24, 2009)St. Louis-based Stifel, Nicolaus & Company says it entered a deal with UBS Financial Services to acquire up to 55 branches and 320 financial advisors from the UBS Wealth Management Americas branch network.
March 20, 2009
Ed Jones Has New Transition Package (March 20, 2009)To help it grow its advisor force 9 percent this year, Edward Jones has developed an enhanced transition package for current successful financial advisors who...
March 11, 2009
Eastbridge: Worksite Vendors Expect GrowthMost worksite benefit carriers, brokers and administrators expect to increase the number of new groups they acquire this year.