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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Lead broker-dealer seller of GWG L bonds sues its insurers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 18, 2022
Lead broker-dealer seller of GWG L bonds sues its insurers

'No one is going to want to settle with broker-dealers over GWG claims until the bankruptcy is resolved,' an attorney said about the lawsuit filed by Emerson Equity.

Amid 2022 slowdown, RIA and tech SPAC deals sputter
NEWS RIAS OCT 14, 2022
Amid 2022 slowdown, RIA and tech SPAC deals sputter

The promise of cold, hard cash tends to speed up time but how does that work in a bear market?

Daughter of New York Ponzi schemer gets more than 6 years in prison
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 13, 2022
Daughter of New York Ponzi schemer gets more than 6 years in prison

Over two decades, Vania May Bell and her father Hector May 'ruthlessly orchestrated' a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, according to the Feds.

Financial adviser guilty of fraud in case related to client's murder
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 10, 2022
Financial adviser guilty of fraud in case related to client's murder

The alleged killer, Keith Todd Ashley, tried to make his client's death look like a suicide.

Finra moving to slimmed down headquarters in D.C.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 06, 2022
Finra moving to slimmed down headquarters in D.C.

The change will offer the regulator's employees a hybrid approach that combines in-office and remote work.

Fisher Investments adviser snags Judge's history-making homer
NEWS RIAS OCT 05, 2022
Fisher Investments adviser snags Judge's history-making homer

Cory Youmans, a vice president and investment adviser at Fisher in Plano, Texas, caught Aaron Judge's historic 62nd home run of the season Tuesday night.

Finra slaps UBS with $2.5 million fine over short-selling violations
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 04, 2022
Finra slaps UBS with $2.5 million fine over short-selling violations

It's the second time in as many weeks that Finra has penalized a firm for such trading problems.

Credit Suisse fears fail to rattle US wealth management market, for now
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 03, 2022
Credit Suisse fears fail to rattle US wealth management market, for now

The Swiss bank pulled out of the US financial advisory business in 2015 when it shuttered its private banking unit here.

SEC charges ex-LPL broker with stealing $1.3 million from elderly client
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 30, 2022
SEC charges ex-LPL broker with stealing $1.3 million from elderly client

Bradley A. Goodbred, who's based in suburban Chicago, allegedly defrauded a client who's now 97 and suffers from dementia.

Wedbush Securities hit with $900,000 fine for trading problems
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2022
Wedbush Securities hit with $900,000 fine for trading problems

The Los Angeles-based firm has had a history of failing to supervise certain trades that resulted in scrutiny from regulators and penalties.