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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NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 03, 2011
Could LPL be a suitor for Investors Capital?

Investors Capital Holdings Ltd., a publicly traded independent broker-dealer that put itself up for sale this month, could be an attractive acquisition for LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and several other large broker-dealers, according to analysts

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 03, 2011
B-D founder looking to cash out of 566-rep firm

Ted Charles, founder of Investors Capital Holdings, aims to sell a majority stake in the publicly traded indie B-D

Ted Charles keeps it all in the family – sells firm to advisers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 02, 2011
Ted Charles keeps it all in the family – sells firm to advisers

It's taken a while, but Ted Charles finally cashed out his entire stake in Investors Capital, the publicly traded B-D he founded. The real surprise: who he ended up selling to.

NEWS RIAS JUL 29, 2011
Bold denies Mutual Fund Store up for sale, but sources say deal in the works

Despite denials by Mutual Fund Store founder Adam Bold, sources claim the giant RIA is on the block. One says the firm is being valued at around $300 million.

Provident mess lands on Fidelity's doorstep
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 27, 2011
Provident mess lands on Fidelity's doorstep

Trustee petitions judge to issue subpoena to fund firm's National Financial Services unit; examining the money trail

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 26, 2011
Securities America settles with state in conditional resolution of Reg D mess

Putting an end to a bitter dispute over the sale of failed private placements, Securities America Inc. has agreed to make whole 63 Massachusetts clients who bought $5 million of failed notes issued by Medical Capital Holdings Inc.

Finra's Ketchum to B-Ds: Structured products need strict policing
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 25, 2011
Finra's Ketchum to B-Ds: Structured products need strict policing

Finra president Richard Ketchum says brokerages must make certain reps understand how complex financial instruments work -- before hawking them to clients.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 24, 2011
Regulator wants to firm up pricing of illiquid securities

Finra is continuing to shake up the way broker-dealers show the value of illiquid investments such as nontraded real estate investment trusts and private placements on clients' account statements

Securities America reaches pivotal deal with regulator over private placements
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 21, 2011
Securities America reaches pivotal deal with regulator over private placements

The besieged broker-dealer today agreed to a pivotal settlement with Massachusetts over soured MedCap private placements. The upshot? Investors are to to get 100% of their principal back.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 21, 2011
Ameriprise shopping Securities America

With its long-running litigation woes seemingly coming to an end, Securities America suddenly faces a new challenge. Parent Ameriprise intends to unload the beleaguered B-D.