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Registered Rep. September 8, 2006 Halah Touryalai |
Merrill Discrimination Suit Moves Forward After Failed Settlement Talks The racial-discrimination suit against Merrill Lynch is under way again after settlement talks between African-American brokers and the firm came to a halt in early June.  |
Registered Rep. September 8, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Male-Bashing at Mother Merrill? Merrill's sex-discrimination troubles just won't go away. But this time it isn't a woman raising a stink. Blas Catalani, a former sales manager at Merrill Lynch's San Antonio office, is suing a female ex-broker and her lawyer on grounds that the two women conspired to get him fired.  |
Registered Rep. September 6, 2006 John Churchill |
UBS Buys Another Brokerage With the ink still drying on its deal to purchase Piper Jaffray's brokerage arm, Swiss firm UBS announced today it will now buy Cleveland-based McDonald Investments, KeyCorp's brokerage unit.  |
Registered Rep. September 5, 2006 John Churchill |
Brokerage Stocks Strong, But For How Long? The New York Stock Exchange released second-quarter 2006 earnings data showing significant aggregate increases in revenues and profits for member firms today. But is the party winding down for brokerage firms?  |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Mortgage Industry's Digital Divide Not all segments of the commercial mortgage industry are embracing technology at the same rate. A study last year found that many firms still rely on time-consuming faxes, certified mail and reams of FedEx-delivered paper to process, close and monitor their loans.  |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Evan Simonoff |
Editor's Note A showdown of sorts appears to be looming between the CFP Board of Standards and the Financial Planning Association, supported by many longtime licensees who devoted a great deal of energy to give the mark the status that it has today.  |
Financial Advisor September 2006 |
Frontline News Optional Fiduciary Stance Challenged... Retired Widow Wins Fiduciary Case Against Advisor... Investors Still Expecting High Returns... Investors Want Choice... Advisors Optimistic About Growth Prospects... etc.  |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Andrew Gluck |
Referencing Referrals While many financial advisors around the country struggle to bring in new clients and grow their businesses, others enjoy an embarrassment of riches -- they have so much new business they don't know how to handle it. Why?  |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Grove & Prince |
Jet Owners Provide Insight On Wealthy For financial advisors, learning how -- and why -- wealthy clients spend money is a key element in building your relationship.  |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Pomering & Littlechild |
Unlocking Client Value While many financial advisors have refined the strategic planning process in their businesses, there is one piece of the puzzle that is missing -- a strategic feedback loop.  |
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