Broker Dealers
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Worksite Benefits Executives Look At Next 5 Years
By Gil LowerreThe worksite-voluntary market is alive and well, according to recent research conducted by our company.Top worksite executives expect voluntary-worksite sales for the industry to grow ...
July 01, 2007
Sayonara to Insurance B/Ds?Insurance companies selling off broker/dealers has been a growing trend that is likely to accelerate into 2010. In 2000, for instance, Fortis sold off its...
July 01, 2007
Job Growth Still on the Up & UpJob Growth Still on the Up and UpAccording to Jeff Testerman, vice president of sales for www.BrokerHunter.com in Atlanta, the industry has seen a welcome...
July 01, 2007
NEWS & PRODUCTS, JULY 2007Wachovia announced May 31 that it will acquire A. G. Edwards and fold it into Wachovia Securities, LLC, creating what Wachovia called the "second largest...
July 01, 2007
Compliance CrisisBrokers are losing much valuable time to compliance issues each week, according to a new study by Katherine Vessenes of Vestment Advisors, Inc. of Minneapolis....
July 01, 2007
Focus on the Optimal Client"I think the leaders of investment firms don't understand mortality tables," joked Jim Ware, a CFA and consultant speaking at Pershing's ninth annual Insite conference...
July 01, 2007
Client DepreciationWhile attending a recent broker-dealer conference, I had the opportunity to talk with a group of financial advisors in a relaxed, pub-like atmosphere. Just like...
July 01, 2007
B/Ds in the Year 2010In dusting off our crystal ball, we thought of taking a prophetic approach to what lies ahead for our industry, attempting to answer such vexing...