Mason Braswell

Mason Braswell writes about all things related to wirehouses and registered investment advisers for InvestmentNews. Since graduating from New York University in 2012, he has been covering the business of financial advice. In his spare time, Mason can be found wandering the street of New York City with his camera. Follow him on Twitter @masonbraswell for updates on wirehouses, RIAs and regulatory issues facing the industry.

Mason Braswell
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NEWS RIAS SEP 27, 2015
Breaking away for the wrong reason

Regulators are concerned that brokers are jumping into the RIA channel to take advantage of a lax regulatory climate.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 24, 2015
B-D mulls its options after major arb award

Fintegra is working to come up with a plan to save the company as its net capital falls below regulatory requirements.

Merrill fires back at $870 million defectors
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2015
Merrill fires back at $870 million defectors

Firm wins a temporary restraining order against four advisers accused of sabotaging the wirehouse when they jumped to UBS.

Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers

Finra bars 10 at New York broker-dealer Global Arena Capital Corp. after investigating brokers who migrated from an expelled firm.

Cantor Wealth loses third exec this year
NEWS RIAS SEP 17, 2015
Cantor Wealth loses third exec this year

Just as the two-year-old wealth management venture of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. has been looking to regroup after a slow recruiting year and the departure of two top executives, a third senior executive has left.

Fired by Merrill, now barred by Finra: Thomas Buck stops here
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 15, 2015
Fired by Merrill, now barred by Finra: Thomas Buck stops here

Thomas Buck was fired from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in March. Now Finra has barred the former top broker, who had joined RBC Wealth Management.

UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team

Group of three advisers produced $7.8 million in revenue.

Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo

Marc D. Lowe, who was terminated over alleged “inappropriate workplace behavior,” joins Wells' employee channel.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2015
UBS scoops up $950M Morgan Stanley team

Team of four had $5.6 million in production; hire is latest in string of big recruits.

Morgan Stanley hit with $20M whistleblower suit from ex-brokers
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 26, 2015
Morgan Stanley hit with $20M whistleblower suit from ex-brokers

Married brokers claim they were retaliated against after reporting alleged illegal sales tactics at the firm's midtown Manhattan office.