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Registered Rep.
August 26, 2014
Diana Britton |
The Evolution of RCAP Nicholas Schorsch, executive chairman of RCS Capital, made his initial foray into the independent broker/dealer space with his purchase of First Allied Securities and The Legend Group, with 1,500 advisors. Since then, Schorsch has been on an acquisition tear.   |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2012
Diana Britton |
Breaking Out: A New Era in Insurance Insurance firms constantly go through cycles of acquisition and sale when it comes to their broker/dealer subsidiaries. But the current sell cycle is different, and it may shake up how the business works. |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2014
David Armstrong |
Editor's Letter: September 2014 Larry Roth, the CEO of the newly christened Cetera Financial Group, suggests that the large swath of independent broker/dealers stitched together by RCS Capital chairman Nicholas Schorsch will profit by "synergy," or consolidating back office tasks. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
James J. Green |
Lightyear Buys ING B/Ds Private equity firm Lightyear Capital LLC has completed its acquisition of the three independent broker/dealers that formerly constituted the ING Advisors Network. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
James J. Green |
Broker/Dealer Briefing: Cetera Ready to Grow Former Ing Broker/Dealers Are Committed to the new Cetera Financial Hybrid Model. |
Registered Rep.
March 23, 2012
Diana Britton |
Amid Hartford Split, Woodbury's 1,600 Reps Face Tough Choice The Hartford announced plans to sell its life insurance and retirement businesses, as well as Woodbury Financial Services, the firm's independent broker/dealer, leaving Woodbury's 1,600 reps faced with the tough choice: Find another broker/dealer or stick around and see who the new owners will be. |
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton |
The Rare Prop Product In REP.'s fifth annual Independent Broker/Dealer Report Card, only 19 percent of 2,058 advisors surveyed said they sell in-house or proprietary products. |
Registered Rep.
November 3, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
ING Broker-Dealers Sold to Private Equity Firm The anticipated sale of the ING broker/dealer network is official -- the struggling Dutch parent company shed the three independent firms to a private equity firm for an undisclosed amount. |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2014
Megan Leonhardt |
Patching Together an Empire Cetera Financial is now the face of RCAP's independent retail advice segment. How do you keep Cetera's culture from bleeding into all of the other b/ds that RCAP has acquired? |
Registered Rep.
April 8, 2011
Diana Britton |
Multi-Financial Comes Out of Hiding With Big Growth Plans The independent broker-dealer Multi-Financial is undergoing a major growth initiative, ramping up its recruiting, wealth management platform capabilities, and practice management services. |
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.
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.
June 27, 2011
Diana Britton |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly It seems like every week, another independent broker/dealer goes under or up for sale because of a bad private placement or other problematic alternative investments. All that turmoil has left a pool of advisors out in the cold, looking for new firms to call home. |
Registered Rep.
June 23, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ladenburg Thalmann Possible Buyer in Securities America Sale Ladenburg Thalmann, parent company of Triad Advisors and Investacorp, has emerged as a potential buyer of Securities America, which Ameriprise Financial announced plans to sell in late April. |
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.
August 24, 2012
Diana Britton |
The New Velvet Rope? B/D Admissions Down Dramatically It's become increasingly difficult for small broker/dealers to break into the business, as regulations increase. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
April 25, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ameriprise to Shed Securities America Amid Pending Settlement The company plans to sell its independent broker/dealer unit Securities America, while the firm is still in the process of finalizing a settlement with investors claiming SAI sold allegedly fraudulent private placement. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2014
Diana Britton |
One Strike, You're Out When it comes to the world of independent broker/dealers, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is cracking down. Its stated 2014 priority is to focus its regulatory firepower on "high-risk" brokers. |
Registered Rep.
June 6, 2011
Diana Britton |
The New Due Diligence There's a shift towards more of a focus on operational due diligence, rather than just relying on performance and track records. |
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton |
Do You Consider Yourself a Fiduciary? A survey of broker dealers on this question. |
Financial Advisor
February 2012 |
Cetera Buys Genworth's Tax And Accounting Unit Genworth's tax and accounting financial advisory unit, Genworth Financial Investment Services, was sold last month to Cetera Financial Group, an independent broker/dealer network serving approximately 5,000 financial advisors. |
Registered Rep.
April 11, 2012
Diana Britton |
Could Non-Traded REITs Start To Sink? Some stakeholders say the entire non-traded REIT industry is going to be turned on its head in the next year, and many current players who can't adapt will disappear. |
| 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.
August 4, 2014 |
The Ten to Watch in 2015 The people listed here bear watching closely, if only because they represent the kind of sweeping changes transforming the wealth management industry, almost always for the better. |
Investment Advisor
June 2006
Green & Murphy |
Recruiting Wars: Freedom and Culture The underlying dilemma of independent broker/dealers and their reps -- interdependence versus independence -- is one of the main dynamics in play when it comes to recruiting reps. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
Cetera CEO Scales Up Valerie Brown is CEO of one of the fastest-growing networks of independent advisors in the country, Cetera Financial Group in El Segundo, CA. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca |
Survivor Island Firms that endured the worst of the financial crisis and lived to tell about it. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2013
Diana Britton |
Comings & Goings: February 2013 The Financial Services Institute tapped Kathryn Anderson as its new director of corporate relations... Mary Jo White is the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission... Douglas King will become president and CEO of Cetera Advisor Networks... |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2005
Darlene Bremer |
Banking on a Niche Unique focus delivers fast growth to American Financial Realty Trust: In a small amount of time, AFR has transformed itself from a small, privately held company with a few assets to a publicly held REIT with a great number of properties across the country. |
Registered Rep.
October 28, 2015 |
Cetera Financial: A 90-by-90 Approach to Transition Cetera Financial built their 90-in-90 Plan to help advisors who are transitioning to another firm, overcome anxiety by laying out a defined, detailed and complete process. |
