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.

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Smooth transition expected at LPL Financial under new CEO Dan Arnold
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 27, 2016
Smooth transition expected at LPL Financial under new CEO Dan Arnold

One analyst says company likely not for sale at this time after all.

Nontraded BDC sales sink like a stone in 2016
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 27, 2016
Nontraded BDC sales sink like a stone in 2016

Regulation, performance and market forces have combined to curtail fundraising this year.

Small broker-dealer owner settles with Finra over allegations of concentrating clients in illiquid alts
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 27, 2016
Small broker-dealer owner settles with Finra over allegations of concentrating clients in illiquid alts

Jason Vanclef was also accused of promoting his business through a book he had written that the regulator said made false claims about alternative investments

NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 21, 2016
Wells Fargo Advisors to pony up $35.5M in race discrimination, class action settlement

The group of six brokers are joined by 325 confirmed African American brokers or trainees at the firm. There could be another potential 200 class members.

LPL Financial's new CEO Dan Arnold to receive big pay hike in 2017
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 21, 2016
LPL Financial's new CEO Dan Arnold to receive big pay hike in 2017

Replacing Mark Casady as chief executive, Mr. Arnold is slated to receive $5.4 million in total compensation next year, almost three times the $1.85 million he earned in 2015.

Convergent Wealth Advisors hit with $800K fine in fraud connected to death of CEO
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 21, 2016
Convergent Wealth Advisors hit with $800K fine in fraud connected to death of CEO

CFTC orders the registered investment adviser to pay the civil penalty in connection with a commodity pool run by David Zier, the firm's former chief executive.

Wells Fargo fined $1 million by Finra over client reports
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 20, 2016
Wells Fargo fined $1 million by Finra over client reports

Firm failed to enforce supervisory systems for the use of consolidated reports generated by their reps, regulator claimed.

Finra wants to speak with fired Wells Fargo reps connected to cross-selling scandal
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 16, 2016
Finra wants to speak with fired Wells Fargo reps connected to cross-selling scandal

UBS fires top Connecticut broker Phil Fiore Jr. for multiple violations
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 15, 2016
UBS fires top Connecticut broker Phil Fiore Jr. for multiple violations

Phil Fiore Jr. was part of an $8 billion team and was selected by Barron's as a top adviser in Connecticut in 2015. <i><b>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20161221/FREE/161229983/former-registered-representative-in-texas-arrested-for-internet&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Former registered representative in Texas arrested for internet Ponzi scheme</a>)</i></b>

Payroll problems dog small nontraded REIT
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 15, 2016
Payroll problems dog small nontraded REIT

First Capital Real Estate Trust, formerly known as United Realty Capital Trust, has also missed filing financial statements with the SEC for more than a year and recently cut its dividend to investors.