Broker Dealers
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Cetera Names Head of Advisor Growth Efforts
By Janet LevauxBrett Harrison will take on the new job and remain leader of one of Cetera's 11 broker-dealers.
March 27, 2015
Scared Straight: Simple Cybersecurity Measures to Protect Your FirmAppropriate security processes at the enterprise level are not as ubiquitous as one might think. Heres why thats a problem.
March 27, 2015
BD Execs: Clients Too Conservative, Putting Themselves at RiskPanel led by Cetera CEO Larry Roth says investors are running scared, annuities are misunderstood and the industry is ready for a "Napster moment."
March 27, 2015
Royal Alliance Adds $600M Group With 33 RepsAlso, Securities America welcomes back a $100 million team from LPL Financial.
March 26, 2015
Ameriprise Agrees to $27.5M 401(k) SettlementThe broker-dealer was accused of charging its employees high fees and using expensive proprietary funds.
March 26, 2015
SEC Fines Firm, Unregistered BDs $6 MillionNine companies and 12 individuals acted as brokers for corporate bond sales without legal registration.
March 25, 2015
Will She or Won’t She? Mary Jo White and the Broker Fiduciary StandardNews of SEC Chairwoman Whites support for a broker fiduciary standard may be greatly exaggerated.
March 25, 2015
Here's what young advisors really think about selling insuranceGen X and Gen Y advisors are reporting high levels of job satisfaction due to a number of factors.