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Morgan Stanley Agrees to $2.6 Billion Mortgage Settlement With US
By Michael J. Moore, Bloomberg, David McLaughlin, BloombergOther firms have agreed to spend more than $35 billion over issues tied to the 08 financial crisis.
February 25, 2015
12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q4 Earnings, 2014Heres how some of the biggest firms earnings compared over the fourth quarter.
February 23, 2015
Finding Your Client’s Place on the Efficient FrontierModern Portfolio Theory plays a role in academic finance, but for Dave Basten of API Funds, MPT plays a unique role in investment practice.
February 23, 2015
Dynasty Adds $800M Team From Morgan StanleyMeanwhile, Raymond James grabs teams from Ameriprise and Baird and a rep from Edward Jones.
February 23, 2015
10 Best Websites for Financial Advisors: 2015Dalbars quarterly review reveals which fund company sites offer advisor-specific and easily accessible content.
February 20, 2015
Stifel Moves to Buy Sterne Agee: ReportsThe reported deal means Stifel could soon top 3,000 total advisors and $200 billion in client assets.
February 19, 2015
FINRA’s 5 Biggest Fine Categories in 2014FINRA fines more than doubled in 2014 even as the regulator filed fewer cases, according to the law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan.
February 18, 2015
The Unsinkable Sallie KrawcheckIs Krawcheck weighing a robo-advisor offering? She remains tight-lipped on her plans, but tells ThinkAdvisor in a wide-ranging interview, "I'm not done yet!"