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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AlTi Global to stay focused on M&A
NEWS RIAS NOV 15, 2023
AlTi Global to stay focused on M&A

'There are some high, high quality firms that have been competitors of ours for years that are willing to engage,' says AlTi CEO Mike Tiedemann.

GWG bond debacle reveals limits in investor protection
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2023
GWG bond debacle reveals limits in investor protection

Titan Securities is already among the departed. It's not footing the bill for its own funeral.

Advisors hustled to hang onto clients last year: Fidelity
NEWS RIAS NOV 09, 2023
Advisors hustled to hang onto clients last year: Fidelity

'The conversation of the economy being in a recession has led to advisors not feeling stable for quite a while,' one executive says.

InvestmentNews Women to Watch winners work to make an impact
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 08, 2023
InvestmentNews Women to Watch winners work to make an impact

'There are so many people who pushed me when I needed a nudge and pulled me up when I needed a hand,' says Kay Lynn Mayhue.

Clients win another GWG bond claim, this time against B-D
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 07, 2023
Clients win another GWG bond claim, this time against B-D

"We don’t agree with the decision but, with Finra arbitration, there is no appeal," says William H. McCance, president of Ages Financial Services.

Osaic boosts cash flow in first half of 2023: Fitch
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 07, 2023
Osaic boosts cash flow in first half of 2023: Fitch

The improvement demonstrates that the giant broker-dealer network, which many believe will seek to go public in the next few years, is moving its cash flow in the right direction.

Robert W. Baird agrees to pay clients $520K for mutual fund charges
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 06, 2023
Robert W. Baird agrees to pay clients $520K for mutual fund charges

The settlement with Baird stems from Finra's 2020 targeted examination regarding rights of reinstatement.

Raymond James taps Perry to lead advisor recruiting
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2023
Raymond James taps Perry to lead advisor recruiting

"Perry is a very talented, sharp person, who's been bumped up from recruiter to head of a region to leading a division," says one industry executive.

SEC keeps up pressure on firms' cash sweep accounts
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 02, 2023
SEC keeps up pressure on firms' cash sweep accounts

'Interest rates are coming back, so where you put clients' money in cash is an issue again,' one attorney notes.

Real estate firm that raised money through IBDs blows up
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 01, 2023
Real estate firm that raised money through IBDs blows up

Bellevue, Washington-based iCap focused on developing apartment buildings and stand-alone real estate.