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BofA, Wells Fargo Profits Weaken but Beat Estimates in Q1
By Janet LevauxBank of America also reported lower revenue, while its counterpart improved sales in the period.
April 12, 2016
Condom Pizza and Breast Milk Shots: True Stories From a Woman on Wall St.Seven-year Bear Stearns veteran Maureen Sherry talks to ThinkAdvisor about the harassment she received from male co-workers so brazen it inspired a fiction book.
April 11, 2016
AssetMark to Be Acquired by Chinese Securities FirmThe deal with Huatai Securities is the third sale of the firm in the past nine years.
April 08, 2016
How Advisory Firms Are Responding to Demographic ChallengesAt a SIFMA conference, execs discussed how they were bringing their firms and their recruiting practices into the future.
April 08, 2016
Best Full-Service Investment Firms Ranked by Investors: J.D. Power — 2016Overall satisfaction has weakened across full-service broker-dealers, the survey finds.
April 07, 2016
SIFMA’s Bentsen: DOL Rule Will Have Unintended ConsequencesSIFMA president also blasted the Obama administration's comments that the brokerage industry's business model "rests on bilking" clients.
April 07, 2016
Recruiting Roundup: $400M Merrill Broker Goes Indie With DynastyMeanwhile, LPL brings five advisors onto its brokerage platform in Ohio; SagePoint adds affiliated reps with $500 million.
April 04, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: New Tools to Compare Funds and ETFsThese new products can help advisors and investors choose among the myriad funds and ETFs on the market.