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Royal Alliance Recruits 50-Rep, $1.4B Group
By Janet LevauxSavage & Associates, which has offices in Ohio and California, is the latest organization to affiliate with the independent broker-dealer.
July 03, 2013
Obama grants his own waiverAnybody else see this coming? OK, fine, neither did I, but I gotta say my surprise didnt take long to fade, either.
July 03, 2013
BD Stocks Blowing Away IndexesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 indexes rose roughly 12%, excluding reinvested dividends, in the first half of 2013. Many broker-dealers fared even better.
July 02, 2013
M&A Roundup: United Capital Acquires Atlanta-Based PPA AdvisorsIn other M&A news, Envestnet completed its acquisition of Prudential WMS, and Madison Dearborn Partners completed its NFP deal.
July 01, 2013
First Allied Has New OwnerA group led by real estate investor Nicholas Schorsch is acquiring independent broker-dealer First Allied Securities from Lovell Minnick Partners “because…
July 01, 2013
Harmonization Headache: Thornier Than Fiduciary?The debate over the outcome of the SEC's fiduciary rule is bringing to light what could turn out to be an even more contentious issue: whether such a rule will include harmonizing advisor and broker rules.
July 01, 2013
Broker-Dealers Adjust Leadership RanksLPL Financial said recently that Michelle Oroschakoff, formerly global risk officer at Morgan Stanley, has been appointed chief risk officer and managing…