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Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007
Christopher O'Leary |
Meet the New Davids Smaller clearing houses have an advantage in that they promise to keep out of any business that would directly challenge its client's own products and to stick to a core set of services that includes securities lending, custody/clearing and order-management systems.   |
Financial Advisor
July 2005
Raymond Fazzi |
Clearing The Field While the clearing firm market has become treacherous terrain for smaller players, who are vulnerable to being either swallowed up or pushed out by larger firms, some smaller firms have managed to implement successful growth strategies. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007 |
The Upstarts There are some upstart custody/clearing firms who are winning business from the behemoths. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
What Can We Do For You? Clearing firms matter to advisors. In fact, one of the biggest deals in the independent b/d business last year hinged on whether the b/ds being sold could maintain their relationships with their old clearing firm. |
Investment Advisor
January 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
Symbiotic Relationships When broker/dealers select a clearing firm to partner with, it pays to be choosy. Clearing firms innovate to help correspondents thrive. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008 |
A Matter Of Trust What are the biggest hurdles that clearing and custody firms will face in the coming year?... Why did LPL go self-clearing, and will other b/ds follow?... |
Investment Advisor
January 2006
Melanie Waddell |
A Notch Higher Broker/dealers expect their clearing firms to act like true strategic partners. |
Investment Advisor
January 2008
Kathleen M. McBride |
Clearly Profitable It's an evolution revolution at the big clearing firms. |
Financial Advisor
July 2007
Tracey Longo |
The Big Picture Clearing firms stake their future on helping financial advisors' businesses grow. |
Financial Advisor
July 2006
Raymond Fazzi |
They've Got Your Back To win financial advisors' business, custodians are offering to take over the back-office grunt work. |
Investment Advisor
May 2008
Kathleen M. McBride |
What Lurks Beneath There are many registered independent advisors and broker/dealers for whom the Bear Stearns debacle is much more than an academic exercise. |
Financial Advisor
July 2004
Tracey Longo |
Clearing Firms Come Courting With clearing industry players so clearly targeting advisors, competition for advisor business is likely to get even more interesting very soon. |
Registered Rep.
March 5, 2012
Diana Britton |
Your Broker/Dealer May Be Headed for Divorce As independent broker/dealers continue to consolidate and the search for profitability accelerates, some firms may be considering going self-clearing, analysts and industry executives say. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2006
Robert Hertzberg |
Pershing's Moment of Truth As fees shrink and clients consolidate, the nation's No. 1 clearing firm has to sell new services to maintain its margins. |
Registered Rep.
January 29, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
PNC May Shed Custody Unit Eager to raise cash and get out from under taxpayer loans, PNC Financial Services Group is looking to sell its custody and clearing division. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Kristen French |
The Best of Both Worlds Advisors say the broker/dealer-RIA hybrid model gives them freedom to choose what products, services and fees are best for their clients. |
Registered Rep.
April 7, 2011
Kristen French |
Switching To Independent Model Keeps Up Pace Migration to the independent financial advisor model -- independent b/ds and RIAs -- is likely to continue unabated in 2011. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008 |
Partners In Dime As competition for clients and talent in the financial advisory business intensifies, custody and clearing firms are doing everything they can to help b/ds and RIAs stay on top of their game and navigate the path to growth. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
James J. Green |
Further Integration at Fidelity Registered independent advisors and broker/dealer arms at Fidelity announce a joint program. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
James J. Green |
Your Next Custodian Mike Kavanagh and his team at RBC Advisor Services enter the custody space with ambitious plans to attract big advisory firms. |
CIO
April 1, 2001
Lee Pender |
Trading Up After 75 years, a fixture of Chicago's markets wants to do more than settle corn bushels futures. Its leaders want to be the premier B2B marketplace backbone... |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007 |
The Process How can an advisor be sure to find a new independent b/d that is the right fit? With so many firms to choose from, how can a rep begin to narrow down his search? |
Wall Street & Technology
November 17, 2003
Ivy Schmerken |
Cleared for Takeoff Clearing firms are rolling out execution services with order-routing and direct-access partners. |
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
LPL's Got `Bank.' What's Next? An IPO? LPL's acquisition last week of three Pacific Life Insurance Company b/ds was just one more step in its quest for a successful sale of the company -- or an initial public offering. |
Wall Street & Technology
September 11, 2007
Larry Tabb |
The Boston Equity Exchange (BEX) Calls It Quits It was the first of the regional exchanges (dealer-capitalized or not) to throw in the towel. But what does this mean? Is the Boston Stock Exchange dead? Is it valueless? |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004
Will Leitch |
SOS It is an ominous time for small broker/dealers, for everyone from the chairman to the local rep. As always, the best way through the uncertainty is ingenuity. |
Wall Street & Technology
November 29, 2004
Ivy Schmerken |
Eurex and CCorp Forge Link Derivatives exchange and Clearing Corp. tout transatlantic clearing link as they await regulatory approval of phase two of the project. |
Registered Rep.
February 4, 2013
Diana Britton |
Faking It: Our Third-Annual IBD Report Card Survey The economics of the IBD business haven't changed; independent b/ds are up against it. They're faced with rising regulatory costs and a greater demand for technology investment to stay competitive. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
The Winner's Curse Many advisors independent b/ds recruit have now unrealistic expectations: They want full technical and marketing support, as well as help understanding products and asset managers. |
Financial Advisor
November 2008
Bruce W. Fraser |
Clearings Fairly Smooth Despite recent market turmoil -- spurred by the collapse of several storied financial institutions and plummeting stock values -- clearing venues for trades from financial advisors have been functioning fairly smoothly. |
Registered Rep.
July 5, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
A League of their Own While the Big Four custodians still dominate the market, some smaller firms are making their presence felt. |
Investment Advisor
June 2009
James J. Green |
Best of Times, Worst of Times Securities America and Capital Analysts have responded to the financial crisis in quite different ways. But they're also quite similar in how they're proactively changing their business models to help reps and the home office thrive |
Investment Advisor
June 2006 |
B/d Briefing: News & Products At the Fidelity Executive Forum in late April, Fidelity Brokerage Company's National Financial (NF) clearing firm unit demonstrated a number of new services... For the first time in the history of the NASD, a father/son duo has been elected to the NASD board... etc. |
Registered Rep.
February 16, 2010
Mindy Diamond |
Recruiting Bonuses Are Still Strong TD Ameritrade, Schwab, Fidelity and Pershing are all reporting that their pipelines of interested advisors is more robust than ever in their collective histories. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Custody Battle Although three custodians now get most of the RIA business, increased competition may lead to more choices -- and more services -- for financial planners. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Both Sides Now Brokers who hold dual licenses -- both the Series 7 and Series 65 licenses -- will have to take fiduciary responsibility on some accounts. But they can also sell investments, after they make it crystal clear that they're doing so. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Do-It-Yourself Broker/Dealer Rather than join an existing broker/dealer as an independent contractor, an increasing number of reps are starting their own firms. Here are some important things to consider before going out on your own. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Kathleen M. McBride |
Independents' Optimism Broker/dealer advisory board members say things are looking up in the industry. |
Registered Rep.
July 14, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
LPL Acquires Retirement Broker/Dealer LPL continues its growth streak with the acquisition of assets from National Retirement Partners, a California based broker/dealer. |
Registered Rep.
May 8, 2013
Diana Britton |
Moving on Up: Go Independent and Make More $ Advisors who switched firms saw a jump in their compensation, especially among those who went independent. |
Financial Advisor
September 2004
Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Here Come The Big Boys Fidelity and Pershing are competing for advisors' trust business. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Crunch Time for Independents Small independent financial firms are in the middle of a classic squeeze between soaring costs and falling revenue. |
Investment Advisor
August 2008
James J. Green |
Not Slowing Down LPL Financial is pushing its already big envelope under the leadership of Mark Casady |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Allen Plummer |
The Tech Decision Matrix Independent contractors or registered investment advisor reps have tough decisions in choosing their back-office and tech solutions. Here's what they need to consider. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 19, 2007
Anthony Guerra |
WestLB Securities Inc. Looks to Outsource Back-Office Functions Without Giving Up Self-Clearing Status ADP will assume responsibility for WestLB Securities' back-office functions, such as clearing and custody, while allowing the firm to maintain self-clearing capability. |
Wall Street & Technology
June 4, 2004
Ivy Schmerken |
A Q&A With CCorp's Top Execs On Feb. 8, The Clearing Corporation (CCorp) began processing trades for Eurex U.S., the all-new electronic futures exchange based in Chicago that was launched by Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange. |
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2011
Diana Britton |
IBDs Dress Up Offerings For Hybrids Independent broker-dealers have lately been ramping up their efforts to attract hybrid advisors. |
Registered Rep.
October 15, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Fewer, But Bigger Breakaway Brokers Joining RIAs With markets stabilizing and bank-brokerage merger integrations progressing, fewer brokers are fleeing the big Wall Street wirehouse firms for the RIAs and independent b/ds in 2010. |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
James J. Green |
Human Capitalist At Pershing Advisor Solutions, the emphasis is on putting the right people in the right spots to serve high-end advisors |
Financial Advisor
November 2006
LeBlanc & Brounes |
Embracing The Future Financial advisory affiliates Pershing and Lockwood get the thumbs-up for their vision, a smooth transition and high client satisfaction. |
