Broker Dealers
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Citigroup's Profit Soars; Broker Venture Also Strong
By Ron PechtimaldjianCiti's earnings hit $4.4 billion; Smith Barney unit triples income
April 13, 2010
Susan Merrill, FINRA's Enforcement Chief, to Join BinghamMerrill will lead law firm's broker-dealer group
April 12, 2010
Baird Grabs Smith Barney FA; Will Head New Portland OfficePerez has 29 years of industry experience, 23 of which were in branch-management roles at Smith Barney, Shearson Lehman Brothers and E.F. Hutton in Oregon and Northern California.
April 12, 2010
Unsung Heroes in the Rise of a Fiduciary StandardI've written many times over the years about how Ron Roge and other members of the NAPFA board virtually singlehandedly drove fee compensation for advisors...
April 09, 2010
Investors Cap Adds $1 Mil Advisor GroupNortheast Investment Advisors has eight financial advisors, generates over $1 million in annual sales and manages over $100 million in assets.
April 02, 2010
Jobless Rate Unchanged at 9.7% in MarchBut 162,000 full-time jobs added; part-time jobs rose as well
April 01, 2010
Fidelity Launches Service to Help Brokers and RIAs Deal With New Cost Basis RegsNew regulations laid out in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 that are due to take effect in January 2010
April 01, 2010
Wells Fargo to Stage Vote on Exec CompWells Fargo's board of directors said in late February that its stockholders will have the opportunity to cast a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation...