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Registered Rep. March 6, 2006 Halah Touryalai |
The Independents There are literally thousands of independent broker/dealers. Here's a list of some of the largest by rep count: Linsco/Private Ledger... HD Vest Financial Services... Raymond James Financial Services... etc. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2007 |
The Top 20 Biggest Indies A list of the biggest independent broker/dealer firms, ranked by the number of reps working for them. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 Halah Touryalai |
Aftermath How a regional advisor went independent in the wake of Katrina. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Christopher O'Leary |
A Crusade Against Indies? Regardless of whether going independent means a more regulatory scrutiny or not, advisors thinking of going out on their own need to understand just how much work such a move will entail in terms of keeping up with the ever-changing world of regulations. |
Registered Rep. |
The Top 30 Independent Broker/Dealers in 2015 The list below is comprised of the 30 largest IBDs ranked by average assets under management per advisor, as of 2014. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2007 |
America's Top 100 Independent Advisors A list of the Top 100 independent broker/dealers in the industry, ranked by assets under their management. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
FP 50: Revenue Rising The money stream is flowing again: After two years of stagnant or, worse, shrinking revenue, the 50 largest independent broker-dealers report their annual revenues rebounded last year - significantly in many cases. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 James J. Green |
ING Sells Three B/Ds ING agreed to sell three of its U.S. broker/dealers that comprise the ING Advisors Network to Lightyear Capital LLC. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
On The Job The ING Advisors Network in El Segundo, Calif., has named Randall Ciccati president... Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. in San Diego has hired Jeffrey Kleintop... etc. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 |
Corrections In the November issue of Registered Rep. a list of the 20 largest independent broker/dealers failed to include at least two b/ds that were larger than some on that list. |
Registered Rep. October 20, 2006 |
Growing Pains AS tenant-in-common properties continue to flood the market, the industry is clearly working to boost demand for its product. One goal is to bring more licensed broker/dealers to the table. Another option is to broaden the target client base. |
Investment Advisor April 2007 James J. Green |
Watch LPL Grow The largest independent broker/dealer acquires three Pacific Life Insurance Co. broker/dealers. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2008 |
Top 50 Independent B/D Advisors Our list of the top broker/dealer advisors. |
Registered Rep. October 20, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Profits Soar at Wells Fargo, Raymond James The brokerage business of Wells Fargo of San Francisco, and independent b/d Raymond James Financial Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., both reported mixed performances today, with sharply higher year-over-year profits contrasting with more subdued sequential results. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
B/D Briefing: Pick Three In a recent reader survey, when asked where reps would go if they were to consider moving to another B/D, three firms were consistently mentioned: Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial Services and Raymond James Financial Services. Here's why. |
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. |
Inc. May 2006 |
Statistics: Age Oldest Median Age: Pompano Beach, FL 45.3... Honolulu, HI 41.6... Youngest Median Age: Fresno, CA 28.1... Santa Ana, CA 28.2... etc. |
Registered Rep. July 22, 2010 Christina Mucciolo |
Raymond James Financial and Wells Fargo Retail Brokerage Units Hang In There A report on earnings from two major financial firms. |
Registered Rep. April 24, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Raymond James Takes a 2Q Hit -- But Gains Retail Advisors Raymond James Financial posted dismal overall earnings for the second quarter, but its private client group appears to be a bright spot. |
Financial Advisor June 2009 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Stepping It Up Broker-dealers are enhancing the technology they offer to advisors. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
Ownership Shift at LPL Broker/dealer Linsco/Private Ledger (LPL Financial Services) sells a 60% stake to two private equity groups. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 |
Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Raymond James responds to "Be Careful What You Wish For"... |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 Namita Devidayal |
The Not-So-Quiet Company In grammatical terms, a word with the letters ING at the end is a gerund, a verb masquerading as a noun. Fitting, then, that the Dutch financial services firm that goes by those letters would have a mysterious side. |
Inc. December 1, 2000 Various Inc. Staff |
Best Cities: The Lists 50 Best Large Metro Areas to Start and Grow a Company... |
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. |
Financial Advisor March 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Kicking It Up A Notch Tech upgrades at some of the larger independent broker-dealers. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 |
News & Products, October 2008 The SEC announces an enforcement action against LPL Financial Corp... ING Advisors Network announced a reorganization... Ameriprise Financial has signed an agreement to acquire H&R Block Financial Advisors... etc. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 John Churchill |
iPods and Jobs at Raymond James Raymond James Financial Services, is handing out iPods to good recruiting prospects. |
Wall Street & Technology June 29, 2005 Maria Santos |
Messinger Joins Pershing Craig Messinger joined Pershing, a member of BNY Securities Group, as managing director and a member of the executive committee. |
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. July 24, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
Raymond James Q3 Earnings Down But Retail FA Recruiting A Bright Spot Raymond James is experiencing a rush of interest from apparently disgruntled wirehouse advisors. |
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 May 2007 |
Changes ING announced that Randall Ciccati, president and CEO of PrimeVest Financial Services, replaced Valerie Brown... Jeffrey Kleintop has joined LPL Financial Services as senior VP... etc. |
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 |
Registered Rep. February 8, 2012 Diana Britton |
Consolidation 2012: Lincoln Scoops Up Capital Analysts for HNW Foothold Lincoln Investment Planning, an independent broker/dealer in Philadelphia, announced it will acquire independent broker-dealer Capital Analysts from insurance firm Western & Southern Financial Group. |
Registered Rep. January 23, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Raymond James Lookin' Good--But For How Long? The folks at Raymond James have something to smile about -- the company posted positive numbers for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and managed to beat some analysts' expectations. |
On Wall Street March 19, 2013 Bill Willis |
Recruiter's Tour of Raymond James Morgan Keegan employees were required to make a home office visit after their firm was acquired by Raymond James. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
On the Job Mitch Waters has joined AXA Distributors in New York as national sales manager... The AIG Advisor Group in New York has tapped Larry Roth as the broker-dealer unit's chief executive officer... etc. |
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Raymond James Ramping Up Its RIA with New Leadership, Investment The new president, Bill Van Law, said the company plans to make a significant investment in the business in the months ahead. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Juliette Fairley |
Building a Better Platform ING advances the ball on integrated systems to help advisers and supervisors. |
Investment Advisor July 2010 James J. Green |
Pershing's Mobile Apps The NetX360 platform used by most brokers/dealers is going mobile. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 |
Cutting the Pace of Cost-Cutting New numbers from the Securities Industry Association suggest that cost-reduction efforts are easing. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 |
Raymond James Hedges Bets Raymond James Financial Services CEO Dick Averitt related a story of how the independent contractor grew from a relatively small base 25 years ago to the largest part of the brokerage firm's business today. |
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 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. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2012 |
Who's News UBS AG has named Robert J. McCann chief executive of UBS Group Americas... Raymond James shifted its leadership team ahead of the expected departure of Raymond James Financial Services Chairman and CEO Dick Averitt next year... more... |
Investment Advisor May 2009 James J. Green |
Pershing Service for RIAs at B/Ds Pershing LLC introduces a new service for its affiliated broker/dealer firms called RIA Complete. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Marion Asnes |
40 Years of Tom James When Tom James became CEO of Raymond James in 1970, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was in the low 800s. He's had quite a ride. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2011 |
Raymond James Financial Earnings Preview Raymond James Financial will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday, July 20. |
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. |