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By James J. GreenThe latest contribution on the migration of brokers arrives in the form of a Cerulli Associates report--Advisor Migration--which estimates that $800 billion will be moving...
October 01, 2009
$800 Billion to Move, According to CerulliWirehouses are set to lose the most clients, while RIAs and dually registered advisors will be the greatest recipients, according to the research firm's latest...
October 01, 2009
High-End ServiceOpus Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; San Francisco; AUM: $4 billion. Grant W. Lee, DIRECTOR of WEALTH MANAGEMENT, SENIOR INSTITUTIONAL CONSULTANT, CORPORATE CLIENT GROUP DIRECTOR. Tony daRoza,...
October 01, 2009
B/Ds Warned on RecruitingSEC Chairman Mary Schapiro sent a letter to broker/dealer CEOs on August 31 reminding them of their supervisory obligations under federal securities laws after recent...
October 01, 2009
Investors Capital Finding MomentumInvestors Capital executives and advisors say they are well positioned for growth, the main theme of the broker-dealer's 13th annual convention held in Boston in...
October 01, 2009
The Compensation ConversationWhen it comes to compensation, most advisors will be delighted to put 2009 in the rear view. After all, industry experts are predicting that...
October 01, 2009
Wells Fargo Doubles Recruiting; Starts a New Ad CampaignWells Fargo Advisors Recruited 545 veteran financial advisors in the first eight months of 2008 and has nearly doubled that figure in the same period...
October 01, 2009
Leveraged, Short ETFs Under AttackThe first iteration of leveraged and short ETFs was introduced in 2006. And from that moment, these particular ETFs have captured the fancy of investors...