Bruce Kelly

A former middle school and high school English teacher, Bruce Kelly started at InvestmentNews in 2000 as the brokerage reporter after a two-year stint at sister publication Pensions & Investments. He writes a bi-weekly, award winning column, On Advice, and covers the independent broker-dealer industry.

Bruce Kelly
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Baird and Hilliard Lyons, two established regional firms, to merge
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 27, 2018
Baird and Hilliard Lyons, two established regional firms, to merge

Combined, the new firm will have 1,270 advisers and $260 billion in assets.

Finra bars another broker who sold $10.8 million of Woodbridge Ponzi
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 27, 2018
Finra bars another broker who sold $10.8 million of Woodbridge Ponzi

The broker, Frank Dietrich, earned $261,000 in commissions from the sales.

Finra suspends former UBS broker who traded excessively in elderly clients' accounts
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 26, 2018
Finra suspends former UBS broker who traded excessively in elderly clients' accounts

The broker, David Fagenson, racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions from the trades.

Former N.J. broker gets prison time for $3.1 million fraud
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 21, 2018
Former N.J. broker gets prison time for $3.1 million fraud

Scott Newsholme sentenced to 8 1/2 years in jail for long-running scheme.

Finra bars ex-LPL broker who controlled customer accounts
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 20, 2018
Finra bars ex-LPL broker who controlled customer accounts

Cheryl Ann Stallings allegedly violated LPL's policy regarding fiduciary capacities.

As it works to pull off a merger, FS Investments admits shortcomings
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 20, 2018
As it works to pull off a merger, FS Investments admits shortcomings

Management makes public statements about weaknesses at company's funds.

Fortress Biotech selling its majority stake in National Holdings
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 19, 2018
Fortress Biotech selling its majority stake in National Holdings

B. Riley Financial will own 49% of the shares of the broker-dealer, which has 700 independent reps and advisers

Finra bars ex-Wells Fargo Advisors broker who just lost arbitration over loan
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 16, 2018
Finra bars ex-Wells Fargo Advisors broker who just lost arbitration over loan

Terrence R. Puricelli was fired in 2016 over concerns of the accuracy of notes in the firm's system.

Waddell & Reed will no longer lease office space for many of its brokers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2018
Waddell & Reed will no longer lease office space for many of its brokers

Firm is boosting adviser payout to compensate for increased office expenses and investing savings in enahcements such as new technology.

Auditor walks away from private placement firm GPB Capital
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2018
Auditor walks away from private placement firm GPB Capital

A change in auditors can be perceived as a red flag by many investors.