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Morgan Stanley to Fire More Advisors Who Underperformed
By Janet LevauxThe layoff news comes just three months after a few hundred low-producing FAs were cut from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
June 01, 2011
Robert Jenkins to Lead FRCA former Fidelity Investments executive is taking over as president of Financial Research Corp.
June 01, 2011
Waste Disposal Gets ETFWant to add some garbage to your clients’ portfolios? A new ETF called the Global X Waste Management ETF (WSTE) invests in companies involved in…
June 01, 2011
Wirehouse Firms Share First-Quarter ResultsMorgan Stanley reported adjusted first-quarter net income of $966 million, or $0.50 per share, compared with income of $1.8 billion, or $1.03 per share,…
May 24, 2011
Advisors Take Note: Millionaires Tired of Handling InvestmentsMillionaires just aren’t having as much fun managing their own money these days. Not only that, they’d rather that someone else did it for them—so says a new Spectrem Group study, “Millionaire Investors 2011, Vol. 1,” released Tuesday.
May 19, 2011
LPL Financial Awarded Advisory Solutions Product of the YearThe BD’s Model Wealth Portfolios win with Money Management Institute.
May 19, 2011
Raymond James Says April Fees, Commissions Up 2%RJ's Average fees and commissions were about $34,400 per FA last month, and average AUM is roughly $53 million per rep.
May 19, 2011
New Hire Roundup: National Advisor Trust Gains Alfred; Lewis, Morris Team Under LemayNational Advisors Trust welcomed James D. Alfred to the fold, while Jeannie Lewis and Bryan Morris went to Deloitte under the leadership of April Lemay.