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NAIFA: IPA Bill Fiduciary Standard Unrealistic
By Arthur D. PostalThe National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors is trying to change a fiduciary standard provision in a major new financial services reform bill.
October 01, 2009
More on MigrationThe 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
Gorman Tapped as Morgan Stanley CEOMorgan Stanley's Board of Directors has announced that Co-President James P. Gorman will become the firm's CEO, effective January 1, 2010, while Chairman and CEO...
October 01, 2009
McCann, BofA in Legal DisputeLawyers for Bank of America and former Merrill Lynch & Co brokerage chief Robert McCann have reportedly been in talks to resolve his lawsuit...
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...