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By Staff WriterHow sweet it is: KeyCorp is selling its McDonald Investments branch network to UBS, and the approximately 340 reps in those 51 branches are being...
October 01, 2006
Standing TallFor as long as there have been things to invest in, from seeds and livestock to railroads and cars, from the telephone and electric utilities...
October 01, 2006
Seeking LiquidityDespite the enormous potential the life settlement market offers, experts are not sure how quickly it will get going. There has been too much confusion...
September 25, 2006
Different Firms, Different Characteristics"Competitive forces are reshuffling," the independent broker/dealers, but the 2006 FSI Financial Performance Survey of Independent Broker/Dealers finds an increase in revenue, the number of profitable firms, numbers of representatives, and margins, according to Philip Palaveev, senior manager at Seattle-based Moss Adams LLP, and research leader on this study.
September 21, 2006
Stepping Up at RoyalLarry Roth, president and CEO of the AIG Advisor Group broker/dealer Royal Alliance Associates, announced several management promotions on September 21.
September 13, 2006
FSI Marches on WashingtonIndependent broker/dealers and investment advisors lobbied members of Congress with a three-pronged message during the Financial Services Institute's (FSI) Public Policy Day in Washington September 13.
September 12, 2006
Podcast: Broker/Dealers of the YearWinning B/D execs address the challenges and opportunities facing their segment of the industry
September 01, 2006
Disclosure Diversionover the years I've observed that disclosure was the direction in which financial services firms diverted the attention of well-meaning, largely clueless regulators who were...