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CFO
September 1, 2005
Russ Banham |
Seeing No Evil The contingent-commission scandal has called into question long-standing insurance practices. But corporate risk managers share the blame.   |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010 |
Hard Choices: Joe Plumeri The chairman and CEO of insurance brokerage giant Willis Group on shunning contingent commissions and forgoing millions |
CFO
March 1, 2010
David M. Katz |
Is Your Broker Mediocre? It may be a buyer's market, but choosing the best broker is far from easy. |
CFO
December 1, 2004
Randy Myers |
Busting the Brokers Eliot Spitzer's latest investigation has companies taking a hard look at their insurance programs. |
Managed Care
July 2004
John Carroll |
Going for Brokers: Spitzer Rides Again The noted and newsworthy attorney general of New York is taking aim at some of the biggest middlemen in the insurance business. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Suzanne Woolley |
Insurance: Take A Good, Hard Look Here's how the Spitzer investigations of the industry could affect you and how to handle insurance-related issues. |
Managed Care
December 2004
Ed Silverman |
Spitzer Just Getting Started on Health Care Initial reports of alleged rigged insurance bids focused on major brokers and insurers of commercial lines. But then news quickly surfaced that the New York attorney general was also going to look at the health insurance industry. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
What Stockbrokers Really Do Brokers are agents who take and fill your orders to buy and sell stocks and other securities. A former broker revealed to us how he was trained and under what conditions brokers often work. |
Insurance & Technology
December 20, 2004
Anthony O'Donnell |
Passing the Spitzer Test The New York Attorney General's deep probe into the insurance industry will result in greater-than-ever demands for transparency in carrier-distributor relationships. |
Managed Care
May 2000
John Carroll |
Like Stock Brokers, Are Health Care's Middlemen Losing Influence? Those who make deals between buyers and insurers are used to perks and tidy commissions. The Internet and defined contributions may threaten that. |
Wall Street & Technology
April 26, 2005
Ivy Schmerken |
Broker Research: What's It Worth? The securities industry is hoping that the SEC will clear up the uncertainties surrounding soft dollars and determine once and for all who is responsible for placing a value on proprietary research. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Mindy Diamond |
Creative Giving Over the past year, top brokers who have switched houses on the Street have gotten some very creative compensation packages. The better the broker the more bells and whistles -- like loans and designer offices -- they are offered. |
Registered Rep.
November 11, 2010
Kristen French |
Sources: New SEC Rules Won't Kill Upfront Bonuses New rules governing broker recruiting bonuses? The idea, floated by Mary Schapiro on Monday, met with skepticism this week from securities industry attorneys, compensation experts and recruiters. |
Registered Rep.
December 11, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
PaineWebber Cuts Bonuses, Expense Accounts Brokers at UBS PaineWebber received a double hit of bad news this week in this tough time for brokerages. Not only were they informed that the bonuses they receive for bringing in new assets were being cut, but expense accounts are being trimmed as well. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Bonus Bait Morgan Stanley is planning to offer bonuses to brokers who expand their production in 2006. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007 |
The Original SEC Rule The Security and Exchange Commission's original decision on the broker/dealer exemption rule exempting brokers from regulation as an investment advisor even when they were being paid fees for investment advice. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Way to Buy Stocks Is one broker really that much better than another? |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Spitzer Eyes Insurance Unethical or illegal conflicts of interest amongst major insurance brokers and providers could be costing consumers. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Brokers for Expert Investors Have you outgrown your brokerage account? When you're just getting started with investing, comparing brokerage firms is pretty easy. But when you go beyond the basics, you need a broker who provides more. |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Amy Borrus |
Brokers Aren't Advisers The line between brokers and advisers was clear for decades. But in 1999, the Securities & Exchange Commission blurred that line. Now, to protect investors, the SEC must redraw a clear line. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2005 |
A Buyer Broker Can Help You Not all real estate brokers have your best interest at heart -- be choosy. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Who You Trade With Does Matter It's easy to think that one broker fits all, but nothing could be further from the truth. Take the time to get to know your brokerage options. Only then will you have the knowledge base to make your best choice. |
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Kathleen M. McBride |
B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker Sentiment Most appear to support a fiduciary standard. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2003
William Jacobson |
Feeling Their Pain Analyst fraud has made for strange bedfellows. Normally, customers and brokers have nothing in common when it comes to investment losses. When it comes to tech, however, you and your customers rode the stocks down together as your firm's analysts kept shouting, "Strong Buy." |
Registered Rep.
October 14, 2010
Kristen French |
Merrill Brokers Had "Good Reason" To Leave, And Got $1.2 ml For It Two former Merrill brokers won $1.167 million in an arbitration award from Merrill Lynch for deferred compensation benefits |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2015
Mike Newhouse |
Splitting Fees It's agent vs. agent when it comes to commission disputes. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2007
Emil Lee |
Running in Place at Marsh & McLennan More changes are in store at the insurance broker and consulting firm, as management continues to try to turn things around. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Will Make You a Smarter Investor There's more to smart money management than just picking great stocks. Increasingly, it's becoming just as important to find the right discount broker to give you the best and least expensive access to the investments you want. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2009
Mark Astarita |
Brokers as Fiduciaries -- Much Ado About Nothing There is a battle cry to place a fiduciary obligation on retail brokers. But the real question is: What difference will it really make? |
Insurance & Technology
March 26, 2010
Anthony O'Donnell |
The Hartford to Participate In ProspX Online Search and Sales Collaboration Platform The Web-based platform will give participating commercial insurance agents and brokers real-time access to information about The Hartford's expertise, the types of risks it insures and key contacts. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2005
Michael Mockus |
Following Leads While technology never will replace the need for a personal touch in commercial real estate, online tools such as property Web sites that contain lead tracking systems can provide valuable benefits. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
The Least You Can Invest Don't think that you need to buy at least 100 shares. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Rich or Not, You Should Do This Discount brokers are great even if you have the money. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Tools to Make You a Better Investor Brokers have been hurting, and you can take advantage. With brokers focusing on getting your business, you'll find them developing and expanding on tools that could help you invest more easily. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2004 |
Understanding Mortgage Brokers For many people, the best way to get a mortgage is through a broker. |
Registered Rep.
May 28, 2010
Jake Zamansky |
Wall Street Will (Again) Kill The Passage of a Fiduciary Standard While the House financial reform bill includes a fiduciary standard for brokers in limited circumstances, I'm fairly certain history will repeat itself and the provision will mysteriously and entirely disappear when the House and Senate reconcile their respective bills. |
Registered Rep.
November 30, 2005
Kristen French |
Wachovia Shaves Payout, Levels Charges on In-House and Outside SMAs After simplifying it's payout structure earlier this year, Wachovia Securities announced that it would make some more tweaks in 2006 and raise ticket charges on some in-house money-management products to match those of third-party products. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Nicholas Ferber |
Switching Has Changed During trying times like these, many reps are looking to switch jobs. When pondering a move, no question occupies more time or discussion between brokers, hiring managers and (sometimes) recruiters than the following: "What's in it for me?" |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2004
Robert Brokamp |
Financial Predators Does your financial advisor care more about your retirement, or his? Look for a broker with whom you can trust and has beat a relevant benchmark after fees and taxes over a three-year period. |
Inc.
May 2005
Stephanie Clifford |
Spitzer Probes Raise Fears of Employer Liability What New York state attorney general Eliot Spitzer's investigations mean for small businesses with regard to benefits administration. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Your Book or Your Life! What would you do if you lost your book? Where would you turn for new customers? Where could you be hired? Those are questions that keep many advisors up at night. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2009
Dayana Yochim |
Invest Now, Save $125 When opening a brokerage account, you can make sure that more of your money gets invested, and less gets gobbled up by transaction costs. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2005
Roy Mark |
Feds Sue Realtors Over Internet Listings The Department of Justice sued the National Association of Realtors today, charging it with engaging in anti-competitive behavior against online home brokers. |
Insurance & Technology
February 1, 2006
Phil Britt |
A Web of Support There has been an upturn in insurers' investments in Web-based tools that enable agents to work more efficiently and, through those efficiencies, sell more, increase commissions and make more money for the companies they represent. |
U.S. Banker
April 2010
Steve Garmhausen |
A New Standard for Bank Brokers? A bill mandating that brokerages adhere to a fiduciary standard would mean more disclosures, more work for bank compliance departments and more training. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Marsh & McLennan Still Stuck in Muck Recovery will be lengthy for this embattled and scandalized insurance broker. Investors who believe that the company can navigate its remaining settlements, push through higher commissions, retain key employees, and fix the ailing Putnam business should be well-rewarded over time. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Looking for Free Trades Savvy investors are finding ultra-low-cost brokerages. |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Kathleen M. McBride |
Happy Brokers New Broker Sentiment Index finds personal contentment and market optimism. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2002
David A. Gaffen |
Requiem for the $250K Broker Until recently, brokers were immune to the industry's downsizing, which has included a decimation of the ranks of investment bankers and the elimination of thousands of support positions. Brokers, it was assumed, covered their own costs by generating commissions and fees. Not anymore. |
Insurance & Technology
March 18, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Optimizing Multi-Channel Sales force automation and enterprise incentive compensation systems not only help make insurers' sales efforts more productive, they also improve customer service, customer retention and compliance. |
