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IBDs face hard times in 2020
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2020
IBDs face hard times in 2020

A decline in assets and cuts to interest rates spell a sharp hit to IBD revenue this year

Private equity owners of IBDs will be tested during the downturn
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2020
Private equity owners of IBDs will be tested during the downturn

How will they hold up as they deal with the fallout from COVID-19?

Cambridge lands $1.5 billion branch from Advisor Group
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2020
Cambridge lands $1.5 billion branch from Advisor Group

Cooper McManus Wealth Management has 50 advisers in its network nationwide

Massachusetts slaps Janney Montgomery Scott with $286,000 fine
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2020
Massachusetts slaps Janney Montgomery Scott with $286,000 fine

State regulators said the firm did little to stop a broker from short-term trading in mutual funds with front-loaded fees

'Fired' by Trump in 2005, ex-LPL adviser is suspended by Finra
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 02, 2020
'Fired' by Trump in 2005, ex-LPL adviser is suspended by Finra

Mark Lamkin borrowed $1.3 million from a client and didn't disclose it, according to the regulator

Finra bars former LPL rep over loan guarantees
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 02, 2020
Finra bars former LPL rep over loan guarantees

Patrick Coogan signed bank ‘control agreements’ for a customer's loans without authorization

Merrill duo managing $900 million goes indie with Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 01, 2020
Merrill duo managing $900 million goes indie with Raymond James

Neil Goetzman and Jeffrey Nau set up eponymous business in Alexandria, Va.

Advisor Group plucks top LPL executive for senior role
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2020
Advisor Group plucks top LPL executive for senior role

The network realigns management after its acquisition of Ladenburg Thalmann

Hybrid advisers managing $375 million join LPL from Triad
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2020
Hybrid advisers managing $375 million join LPL from Triad

The four-person Horizons Financial Group is based in Birmingham, Ala.

Should fee-based advisers take stimulus loans?
NEWS RIAS MAR 30, 2020
Should fee-based advisers take stimulus loans?

The forgivable SBA loans could save some small businesses, or help support the bottom line of fee-based advisers

Top 10 advice firms ranked by investor satisfaction in 2020
NEWS RIAS MAR 26, 2020
Top 10 advice firms ranked by investor satisfaction in 2020

Advisory firms headed into this year’s market turmoil with happy customers, according to J.D. Power's latest survey of investors' satisfaction with their advisers

Top 10 IBDs ranked by revenue
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 25, 2020
Top 10 IBDs ranked by revenue

The independent broker-dealers that reported the highest revenue in 2019

10 fastest-growing IBDs
NEWS OPINION MAR 24, 2020
10 fastest-growing IBDs

The independent broker-dealers that posted the biggest growth in 2019

Three advisers managing $100 million affiliate with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2020
Three advisers managing $100 million affiliate with LPL

Shawn Walton, Debbie Hawksworth and Richard Coloni are joining OSJ Synergy Wealth in Central Florida

10 IBDs with the highest average payouts
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2020
10 IBDs with the highest average payouts

The independent broker-dealers that paid the most in 2019

Moody's cites revenue concerns on three large IBDs
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2020
Moody's cites revenue concerns on three large IBDs

LPL, Cetera and Advisor Group are bellwethers for the independent broker-dealer industry

LPL adding hours to its back office
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2020
LPL adding hours to its back office

The firm will be open for advisers' business on Saturdays, too

Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 18, 2020
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients

The firm is one of many in the brokerage industry making changes to work policies in response to the coronavirus

Business development companies under pressure from coronavirus fallout
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2020
Business development companies under pressure from coronavirus fallout

IBDs sold more than $22 billion of the high-commission product over the past decade

GPB auditors to get back to work
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 13, 2020
GPB auditors to get back to work

The company told investors in November that a required audit was being postponed