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AARP Helped Obama Thwart Wall Street on DOL Fiduciary Rule
By Robert Schmidt, Silla BrushAs policymakers were besieged by industry pushback on the rule, there was an equally powerful lobby on the other side.
April 11, 2016
AssetMark to Be Acquired by Chinese Securities FirmThe deal with Huatai Securities is the third sale of the firm in the past nine years.
April 08, 2016
How Advisory Firms Are Responding to Demographic ChallengesAt a SIFMA conference, execs discussed how they were bringing their firms and their recruiting practices into the future.
April 08, 2016
Best Full-Service Investment Firms Ranked by Investors: J.D. Power — 2016Overall satisfaction has weakened across full-service broker-dealers, the survey finds.
April 07, 2016
Survivor: One year in the (financial services) "trenches"This business is hard. This business is tough. And this business is about survival.
April 07, 2016
SIFMA’s Bentsen: DOL Rule Will Have Unintended ConsequencesSIFMA president also blasted the Obama administration's comments that the brokerage industry's business model "rests on bilking" clients.
April 07, 2016
Recruiting Roundup: $400M Merrill Broker Goes Indie With DynastyMeanwhile, LPL brings five advisors onto its brokerage platform in Ohio; SagePoint adds affiliated reps with $500 million.
April 06, 2016
What BD Presidents Think of DOL Fiduciary Rule, in 5 ChartsAn exclusive Investment Advisor magazine survey of the heads of independent broker-dealers reveals what they expect from the newly issued regulatory framework.