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Best Investment Firms Ranked by Advisors: J.D. Power 2014 Satisfaction Study
By Janet LevauxOverall, advisors are comfortable with their firms, but many are unhappy about their latest pay packages, according to the J.D. Power Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study.
June 25, 2014
Mutiny? Brokers Are Embracing Fiduciary Standard, if Not Their EmployersDeutsche Bank suit and countersuit show that some brokers are putting their clients' interests first even when their employers dictate otherwise.
June 18, 2014
Merrill Taps Veteran Exec for Affluent OperationsMike Bitterly returns to the Thundering Herd after work with BlackRock.
June 17, 2014
Scarred Reputations Costing Financial Firms BillionsSix years after the financial crisis, financial services firms are still burdened by reputational and customer service issues, according to a Makovsky survey.
June 05, 2014
Pershing to Launch Retirement Plan NetworkMeanwhile, affiliate Albridge is introducing a wealth reporting platform; Pershing talks about its asset growth at Insite conference.
June 05, 2014
30-Year Merrill Veteran Dupuy to Lead Focus Financial's Indie Transition TeamFocus Financial Partners announced Thursday that it has tapped Merrill Lynch veteran Chris Dupuy as co-president of Focus Connections.
June 04, 2014
FINRA Fines Barclays, Merrill, Goldman Over Inaccurate ‘Blue Sheet’ DataFINRA fined the banks $1 million each for failing to provide complete and accurate information about trades performed by the firms and their customers.
June 02, 2014
Advisors’ Favorite Value-Add Programs: Social Security, Search for YieldAmerican Funds and JPMorgan offer the most popular value-add programs while PIMCO falls off Top 10 list, new survey finds.