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Registered Rep.
February 11, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Victory For Broker in Citi Bonus Repayment Case A former Citi broker doesn't have to pay back the full amount owed on his sign-on bonus, a FINRA arbitration panel rules.   |
On Wall Street
November 1, 2009
Thomas Lewis |
It's Payback Time on Promissory Notes Firms have been fighting back against defecting advisors. Increasingly one of the most effective weapons in their arsenal is the enforcement of promissory notes. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006 |
Unbreakable Promises Q: Isn't it standard in the industry to prorate notes over the entire period employed? Do we have any recourse?... A: It's way too late in the game for you to be wondering about how proration of promissory notes works in the industry... etc. |
Registered Rep.
January 27, 2012
Kristen French |
Due Diligence: FINRA's Merrill Fine is a Tap on the Wrist This week, FINRA fined Merrill Lynch $1 million for making it hard for former brokers of the firm to fight back in bonus disputes. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Jonathan P. Arfa |
Do-It-Yourself Arbitration When a rep is laid off or changes firms, there's often a disagreement about how much she is due for her final months of work. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Bonus Repayment Suit Turns Into Battle Over Forced Arbitration A court case over the repayment of upfront loans to brokers is turning into a legal battle over forced FINRA arbitration. |
Registered Rep.
January 14, 2010
Kristen French |
Wells Fargo FAs Grumble About New Tax Withholding Rate Wells Fargo's new tax withholding system applies a flat rate of 25 percent to all financial advisors, causing under/over withholding problems for many employees. |
Registered Rep.
April 27, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Judge Says Citi Brokers Must Repay Bonuses; Appeal Comes Next Former Citigroup brokers, who wanted courts to dismiss debts the firm said they owed on loans awarded when they were hired, were turned down by a district court judge. But they are planning to appeal that decision. |
Registered Rep.
October 8, 2010
Kristen French |
Wells Fargo Advisors Hikes Recruiting Bonuses 100 bps In the next couple of months, major Wall Street brokers may be giving Wells Fargo Advisors a closer look. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Emil Lee |
All's Well at Wells Fargo Wells Fargo digs in its cleats. Investors, the bank did very well in almost every category. Wholesale banking, asset-based lending, commercial real estate and the mutual fund business all grew by double digits in the past quarter. |
Registered Rep.
January 13, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Citi Files Motion To Dismiss In Bonus Pay Class Action The original lawsuit was brought on behalf of 6 former Citigroup brokers who allege that the payback terms on their upfront bonuses violate contract law, and that they do not owe the firm any money. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fool on the Street: Rock-Solid Wells Fargo Wells Fargo is peerless in terms of its expansion track record, and if it can keep cross-selling its way to similar levels of growth, it may turn out to be one of the best financial stocks for 2007 -- and beyond. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 30, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Big Deals Wells Fargo Picks Carreker... Newburyport Taps M&I... Misys, Stefanini Partner... etc. |
Registered Rep.
January 19, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Wells Fargo Brokerage Sees Higher 4Q Assets, Revenue WBR "is an increasingly important growth business for us, and an increasingly important source of cross-selling," Chief Financial Officer Howard Atkins said on a conference call with analysts. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2010
Alan J. Foxman |
Ponzi Schemes And Problems Paying Fines Q&A: What does it mean for advisors that records are now available to the general public online?... How will arbitration payments I must make but cannot afford right now affect my license?... more... |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2011 |
Poll: Are Advisors Being Pressed to Peddle Bank Products? To what extent do brokers at Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors and elsewhere want to sell banking products? |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Why Wells Fargo Really Wanted Wachovia Why was Wells Fargo so eager to ante up a deal for Wachovia? Taxes. It was all about taxes. |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 9, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Wells Fargo Grows First Data Card Relationship An expanded agreement has been signed to include Wachovia's card customers with Wells Fargo's First Data portfolio. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004 |
The Promise Keepers Is arbitration the answer to this broker's woe?... Should a former employer pay defense costs for broker being sued while employed with that firm?... |
Registered Rep.
February 25, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Wells Fargo Settles Sex Discrimination Claims For $32 Million Wells Fargo Advisors has tentatively agreed to a $32 million settlement of a federal class-action gender discrimination lawsuit brought in 2009 by three women financial advisors who worked at its legacy Wachovia Securities brokerage. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Sneak a Peek at Your Broker's Record Find out whether your broker has been in trouble. |
Registered Rep.
December 10, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Wells Fargo Wants To Expand Wealth Biz Chief Executive John Stumpf was quoted as saying he felt the "sub-optimized" wealth business could stand some expansion. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2011
Stephen J. Marini |
Are There Accounting Issues at Wells Fargo? Due to alleged accounting problems; it may be time to sell. |
Registered Rep.
April 13, 2012
Kristen French |
Wells Fargo Wealth Management Business Posts Stagnant First Quarter Wells Fargo's wealth management business reported no growth in assets and a slight decline in advisors for the first quarter versus the same time period a year ago. |
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 22, 2011
Nick Nejad |
Wells Fargo's CEO on Market Share, Repurchase Risk Two points you may have missed from the bank's fourth-quarter results. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is All Well at Wells Fargo? Mortgages have weakened, but Wells Fargo still looks strong. Investors, take note. |
Registered Rep.
April 20, 2011
Kristen French |
Wells Fargo Reports Record Cross-Selling, Asset Inflows Wells Fargo's wealth management division reported stronger earnings, revenues and FA headcount in the first quarter, while cross-selling hit a record and client asset inflows were at their highest since Wells acquired Wachovia in late 2008. |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 10, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Wells Fargo Victorious in Wachovia Battle Wells Fargo given the go ahead to continue with Wachovia buyout. The purchase means the creation of a stronger coast-to-coast banking franchise. |
Registered Rep.
October 10, 2008 |
Citi Walks, Wells Fargo Gets Wachovia, Wachovia Reps Relieved The union of Wells Fargo and Wachovia will create the country's third-largest coast-to-coast banking behemoth. But the deal still faces obstacles before it can be finalized. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Vegas Proves Reckless for Wells Fargo Wells Fargo abruptly canceled an employee gathering in Las Vegas earlier this week after various media outlets and politicians stomped their feet in objection. |
Registered Rep.
April 18, 2012
Diana Britton |
Tiburon's Roame: Less of a Breakaway Trend, More of a `Broken-Away' Trend Whether you agree with him or not, Chip Roame, managing principal of Tiburon Strategic Advisors, is not afraid to tell you exactly how he sees it when it comes to the financial services industry. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2011
Russ Krull |
Wells Fargo: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats An earnings report is a great excuse to put Wells Fargo under a SWOT-light for a look at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Wells Fargo Dodges the Big Losses Good times may not be quickly approaching, but it's also not likely that we'll see stocks of Wells Fargo's quality down this much very often. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Is Wells Fargo $50 Billion Short? Wells Fargo will require an extra $50 billion in common equity if it is to repay its TARP investment and achieve a reasonable capital cushion. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2007
Sham Gad |
Intelligently Investing in LEAPS Permanent capital loss for most investors occurs with option investing. But there is one type of equity option that, when used and understood carefully, can offer fantastic potential. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2008
Alan J Foxman |
Court or Arbitration Sexual harassment claims can go to court under FINRA's rules, but some employment contracts call for arbitration... If I leave my firm can they get an injunction preventing me from taking my clients? Can this go to arbitration? |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 29, 2010
Matt Gunn |
Wells Fargo Named Best Consumer Internet Bank San Francisco-based Wells Fargo was named Best Consumer Internet Bank and Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank in the United States by Global Finance magazine. |
Registered Rep.
October 6, 2008 |
Citigroup, Wells Fargo Still Battling Over Wachovia It now appears the two banks may each get a piece -- but without any help from the government. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Expert's Corner: It Beats Getting Sued What every investment advisor should know about securities arbitration. |
Registered Rep.
October 3, 2008
Kristen French |
Wachovia Hooks Up with Wells Fargo; Citi Says Wachovia In Breach Citigroup's deal with Wachovia gets ousted over the new deal with Wells Fargo. Wachovia shareholders and advisors are relieved. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
30-Second Overview: Wells Fargo Quick information on Wells Fargo, one of the market's only rock-solid banks. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2006
Emil Lee |
Fool on the Street: If I Could Be Like Wells Fargo Investors, anytime Warren Buffett owns a big stake in a company, you know there's something special about it. And at a recent Goldman Sachs financial services conference, the CEO demonstrated why Wells Fargo is the best bank in the world. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Where Does Wells Fargo Stand Now? (Post-)crisis and opportunity. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2012
Alan J. Foxman |
FINRA's New Suitability Rule I'm a compliance officer for a small brokerage firm. I'm a little confused by FINRA's new suitability rule. What, if anything, extra does it require us to do? |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: Bank on Wells Fargo The banking behemoth is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wells Fargo Doubles Down Wells Fargo raises $11 billion in fresh equity by issuing common stock, down from the $20 billion it planned on raising to help usher in its pending of acquisition of Wachovia. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 19, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Wells Fargo and Wachovia: The Creation of a Coast-to-Coast Banking Franchise It wasn't the easiest of acquisitions, but now that Wachovia is officially part of Wells Fargo, the heavy lifting has only begun for IT. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Wells Fargo Looks Attractive Cheaper and better-run is an attractive combination. |
