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Morgan Stanley Bonus Deferment Seen as Warning Shot
By Janet LevauxThe plan does not affect financial advisors this year, but could be a sign of things to come industrywide, experts say.
January 11, 2013
BofA’s Giving Record ‘Mediocre,’ Goldman’s Is ‘Miserly’: Charity WatchdogThe National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has issued a highly critical report on the performance of the corporate foundations of Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase.
January 11, 2013
Top 7 Biggest Bank FinesAdvisorOne finds that all of the biggest bank penalties have been levied in the last 10 years, with most of them since the financial crisis started in 2008.
January 10, 2013
Morgan Stanley to Slash 1,600 JobsThe cuts focus on institutional operations, such as investment banking and trading activities at the wirehouse.
January 09, 2013
Northwestern Mutual to Hire 5,500 This YearThis goal comes on the heels of the life insurance firms 2012 recruiting of 5,000 financial professionals.
January 07, 2013
Raymond James Recruits Wells Fargo Mother-Daughter TeamA Baltimore-based CFP team with $200 million in AUM and $2 million in annual production has jumped ship from Wells Fargo to join Raymond James IBD channel.
January 07, 2013
FINRA Advances Bonus Disclosure Plan for BrokersFINRA fulfilled its promise to seek comments on its controversial plan to require brokers to disclose their pay packages.
December 28, 2012
Wall St. Ignores Noise, Sees Bullish 2013 for StocksWall Street believes that the worlds central banks will do their best in 2013 to force reluctant investors to move their money out of bonds and into stocks.