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Wells Fargo to Stop Paying Brokers Bonuses for Selling Loans
By Laura J. KellerBrokerage unit is said to be keeping its basic pay grid but doing away with bonuses for selling products like mortgages or credit lines.
December 15, 2016
Raymond James Adds 2 Teams; Wells Fargo Nabs Breakaways: Recruiting RoundupMeanwhile, LPL Financial attracts affiliated advisors from rival IBDs, as RBC hires a longtime Merrill advisor with long career at Merrill Lynch.
December 13, 2016
Schwab to Launch Hybrid Robo-Advisor ServiceSchwab Intelligent Advisory combines the service of a live credentialed professional and logarithm-driven technology.
December 13, 2016
Betterment for Advisors Partners With FPAThe strategic partnership will help educate advisors about using technology to serve more clients, according to the FPA.
December 13, 2016
A Big Data Solution for Proactive Compliance ProgramsFor forward-thinking firms, internal investigations via big data monitoring are part of their regulatory compliance program, rather than a result of alleged misconduct.
December 13, 2016
Wells Fargo Faces California, New Jersey Probes Over SalesRegulators investigate allegations of fraud, misconduct; Prudential also faces review after whistleblower lawsuit.
December 13, 2016
Trump's Treasury Pick Has a $230 Million Blemish on His RecordSoon after Steve Mnuchin sold OneWest Bank last year, problems emerged that may tarnish his record there.
December 12, 2016
Wells Fargo Scandal Hits Prudential as Whistleblowers SueBankers signed up "unaware" clients for policies, according to plaintiffs; workers with insurers investigations division claim abuses were ignored.