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Stock Brokers Bid for ETF Clients
By Staff WriterOnline brokers are bidding for a greater share of online customer trades. And in some cases, they're taking some very aggressive measures. During the first quarter,...
April 01, 2010
LPL Financial Upbeat On FA Recruiting in '10This year, LPL Financial aims to build on its recruiting success in 2009 after "experiencing record levels of recruiting growth," said Bill Morrissey, executive vice...
April 01, 2010
Dynamic ClearingTighter financial industry rules and regulations en route via the Obama administration have clearing firms psyched up and ready: They see the developments as a...
April 01, 2010
Broker/Dealer Briefing: Cetera Ready to GrowIf there's one thing that advisors cannot stand, it's uncertainty. So imagine that you were a representative affiliated with one of the ING broker/dealers over...
March 29, 2010
Two More MSSB Advisors Move; Baird Adds Them in ArizonaThe firm has added 22 FAs since the beginning of 2010, giving it a total of 650 advisors nationwide in its private wealth group.
March 29, 2010
Investors Will See the LightIt may well be that a "study" of whether brokers should put their clients' interests first will call even more attention to the differences between those who put client's interests first and those who don't have to.
March 26, 2010
UBS Wealth Has New Co-CEO: Gahwiler Joins from Credit SuisseUBS has appointed Lukas G?hwiler the CEO of UBS Switzerland and the co-CEO of Wealth Management & Swiss Bank; G?hwiler will take on his function on April 1.
March 25, 2010
SEC Targets UBS Banker in Case of Insider TradingAlso, the U.S. Attorney's office in New York filed criminal charges against Igor Poteroba, a healthcare banker in the Swiss bank's New York office, and his friend, Aleksey Koval.