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Schwab Backs Off on Class-Action Ban—for Now
By Melanie WaddellCharles Schwab on Thursday said it would lift a ban on client class-action suits until all legal and regulatory challenges were resolved.
May 09, 2013
Advisors More Likely to Switch Firms With Family’s ApprovalMemo to recruiters: A focus on the financial advantages of switching firms may ultimately be less effective than demonstrating how a move might improve the advisors work-life balance.
May 08, 2013
Merrill Hires Investment Expert; Morgan Stanley Recruits 2 AdvisorsAshwin Chhabra is leaving his post at the Institute for Advanced Study to return to his former employer.
May 07, 2013
Advisor Headcount on the Decline: Cerulli StudyA few advisor channels, however, continue to show momentum in the industry, the latest research shows.
May 06, 2013
N.Y. to Sue BofA, Wells Fargo Over Mortgage SettlementAttorney General Schneiderman says his office has close to 340 cases of homeowners who were put at risk by the banks violations of settlement terms
May 04, 2013
Are Your ‘Time Saving Techniques’ Just Pushing Work Back to Clients?There is greater pressure than ever for financial planners to maintain high productivity levels, but at what cost?
May 04, 2013
Sallie Krawcheck Decries Industry ‘Becoming Republican Party’It is my intention to be controversial and make us uncomfortable here today, Sallie Krawcheck said. She didnt disappoint.
May 01, 2013
Wells’ FiNet, Morgan Stanley Nab 7 Merrill RepsPlus, EP Wealth Advisors gains advisors from Schwab and Bernstein for its Southern California operations.