| Old Articles: <Older 2511-2520 Newer> |
|---|
 |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005
David A. Gaffen |
Third Time Is a Harm A NASD proposal first announced in 2003 requires that reps with three or more formal complaints against them receive extra supervision from their firms. Most major broker/dealers are already operating as if the rule were in place.   |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
The Wrong Medicine? The SEC's requirement that mutual fund boards be stocked with more independent executives met with jeers when it was passed last year. Now, the raspberry blowers have some research to back up their disdain. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
Blotter John Van, head of Murphy Van Securities, was barred from the industry... The NASD fined 29 firms a total of $9.2 million for late reporting... The NASD's mutual fund task force released its initial report... |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
An Encouraging Sign Is the worst of the arbitration onslaught over? Through October, there were 7,008 complaints filed with the NASD. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
60 Seconds With Ron Surz Hedge funds can be as complex as rocket science, so it's comforting to know that a former rocket scientist is trying to make them easier to understand. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
Comings & Goings Merrill Lynch has hired Michael O'Keefe... Tom Matthews, president and CEO of Smith Barney's global private client group, has retired... Oppenheimer continues to hire brokers... etc. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
Watch Your Arousal In his new book "The Emotionally Intelligent Financial Advisor," Hendrie Weisinger emphasizes the importance of "managing emotions by regulating your physiological arousal level." |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
I'm A Broker, You're A Broker At most publicly traded national broker/dealers, about 35 percent of employees are called financial advisors. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005
Will Leitch |
Not in New York, New York Though no other major financial firm specifically requires all arbitrations to be subject to New York law, experts say most cases are handled under those rules anyway. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Money for Maturity A shaky market environment in 2004 didn't stop the largest brokerage firms from fighting tooth-and-nail for the best reps, and, heading into 2005, similar rules apply. |
| <Older 2511-2520 Newer> Return to current articles. |
