Broker Dealers
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Commonwealth Financial & Advisors Give, Grow
By Janet LevauxFor its recent national conference in Orlando, Fla., 60-plus Commonwealth Financial Network advisors and staff built townhomes in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity for...
December 01, 2009
B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker SentimentDays after Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, introduced on November 10 a sweeping plan...
December 01, 2009
ING Sells Three B/DsOn November 3, ING said it had agreed to sell three of its U.S. broker/dealers that comprise the ING Advisors Network to Lightyear Capital LLC,...
December 01, 2009
Wirehouse Firms Report Third Quarter '09 ResultsOver the past 12 months, the broker-dealer field has been in a tremendous state of transition. Now after a string of significant mergers and...
November 30, 2009
Sweeter compensation spells danger for registered repsIt's a lucrative, but dangerous, time to be a registered representative.
November 30, 2009
Educator Blasts RASFA Fiduciary Responsibility SectionThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should study investment advisors and broker-dealers carefully before trying to revamp fiduciary responsibility rules, according to American College President Laurence Barton.
November 25, 2009
Vose Releases Risk Modeling SoftwareA European company has updated a product that can help financial services companies analyze risk.