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Investment Advisor
August 2009
B/D News Broker/Dealer news: SEC Enforcement... BOA and broker protocol... FINRA surveys retail sales practices... mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell
Is the Protocol Long for This World? With Wall St. firms carving out 'exceptions,' Patrick Burns asks if a weakened Protocol can survive mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 6, 2008
Bank Of America To Sign Protocol, Herd Still Weighing Options Bank of America intends to sign the so-called "broker protocol," an agreement signed by most of the brokerage firms and RIAs stipulating what client information is acceptable for a departing financial advisor to take without getting sued by the former employer. But when? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai
Morgan Joins TRO Pact Morgan Stanley has officially opted to join the inter-brokerage pact, first created in the fall of 2004, which stipulates that members will not sue brokers departing to other firms when they try to take their clients with them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 13, 2006
Halah Touryalai
Morgan Joins Inter-Brokerage TRO Pact This firm has officially opted to join the inter-brokerage pact, which stipulates that members will not sue brokers departing to other firms when they try to take their clients with them -- as long as they are moving to another firm named in the pact. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007
Broker Protocol for All? A judge's decision may make it a lot easier for brokers to leave protocol firms at a time when recruiting wars and transition packages are at their peak. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
December 1, 2008
Frances A. McMorris
Bank of America Gets on Board Bank of America finally gave in and agreed to join the industry-wide protocol in an effort to prevent an exodus of Merrill Lynch financial advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow You won't have to steal client addresses and phone numbers any more when switching firms --- that is, if you work for Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney or UBS Securities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
John Churchill
Earnings Forecast: Clouds Give Way to Sun The past year's earnings troubles belie the brokerage industry's sunny prospects for 2005. For advisors, the industry's recent troubles have translated into fewer jobs, but many firms are recruiting aggressively again. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2002
Ross Tucker
Happy Holidays! You're Fired. The ax will fall at year's end for some 700 of 13,500 Morgan Stanley brokers. Some branches will be closed entirely. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 31, 2008
French & Churchill
If Bank of America Signs Protocol, It's Business As Usual. If Not, Maybe Not But Merrill Lynch advisors may not know whether BofA will sign it before they have to sign their own retention agreements. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005
By the Numbers Top 10 Broker/Dealers, by Advisor Headcount: Merrill Lynch... Wachovia... Smith Barney... Morgan Stanley... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 28, 2011
Kraus & Freedman
Got Protocol? Despite the large number of firms who are party to it, the broker protocol has certainly not stopped litigation with departing Registered Representatives. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
January 1, 2009
Who's News Staffing announcements from wirehouses, regionals and private banks from the January 2009 issue. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 30, 2008
Churchill & French
Merrill Lynch Says Broker Protocol Still Intact, Clarification Forthcoming Merrill Lynch financial advisors put off by non-compete language in the retention package they received last week -- who must now decide whether to sign it -- are getting assurances from Merrill that it's not as bad as they think. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 10, 2004
David A. Gaffen
Fleeing Brokers Can Take Some Client Info Three of the nation's largest brokerage firms have agreed to make it easier for registered reps to take clients with them when they change firms, eliminating a lot of the cloak-and-dagger antics that brokers often suffer when making a move. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2006
Kevin Burke
Hired and Fired Up The biggest brokerage businesses are showing that even in a modest market upswing they now have in place a strategy for delivering stronger and steadier sales and earnings growth. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 26, 2010
Christina Mucciolo
Some Predict Broker Protocol Overhaul Some lawyers and executives anticipate an overhaul to the broker protocol agreement, which has gotten unruly with the growing number of signatory firms, the rising number of exceptions attached to the agreement and the high rate of advisors switching firms these days. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2006
Kristen French
Brokers Learning to Play by New Rules It's no longer business as usual on Wall Street. Starting yesterday, broker/dealers must follow a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose at certain times that they may not be acting in their clients' best interest. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 26, 2010
John Aidan Byrne
Neck And Neck, Morgan and Merrill On Hiring Sprees Both firms say they plan to add net financial advisors in 2010, adding to stated plans to sign up 2,000 trainees each this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
October 2009
Melanie Waddell
B/Ds Warned on Recruiting SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro sent a letter to broker/dealer CEOs, reminding them of their supervisory obligations under federal securities laws. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 2010
Broker/Dealer News Updates from National Financial, Russell Investments and The Law Offices of Patrick J. Burns. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 14, 2008
Update: 6,200 Merrill FAs Sign BofA Retention At Deadline Merrill says that only about half of the firm's nearly 17,000 advisors were eligible in the first place, and that they are responsible for about 75 percent of the firm's production. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
John Churchill
Shaky Third Quarter Gives Advisors Pause The last quarter hasn't been great for retail brokerages. Low trading activity and geopolitical uncertainty kept investors on the sidelines, and advisors are feeling the pinch. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Thomas D. Giachetti
The Skinny on the Protocol The law is fairly clear that a departing advisor should not bring any customer information to a new employer. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010
Moore & Mildenberg
In the Battle of the Big Brokers, Merrill Is Winning Merrill Lynch earns higher profits with fewer advisers, thanks to a smooth integration with Bank of America and more cross-selling. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2006
B/d Briefing: News & Products The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on May 31 the institution of proceedings against 15 broker/dealer firms... In the past year nearly 200 advisors have been added to the H&R Block Financial Advisors team... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 14, 2012
Mindy Diamond
Broker Protocol Booming As firm-switching among brokers rose to record levels over the past four years, the number of signatories exploded, growing almost 40 fold. Many of the new signatories are RIAs. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
January 1, 2009
Frances A. McMorris
The 10th Annual Recruiters Roundtable Packages get lowered. Brokers get hired. Markets have tanked. Retention offers are shrinking. And yet, according to the experts in our 10th Annual Recruiters Roundtable, there are still opportunities in the retail brokerage arena, if you know where to look. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 28, 2008
Merrill Retention Package Angers FAs With "TRO" Language Merrill Lynch financial advisors are worried about one paragraph in the retention contract they received last Friday, October 24 -- very worried. And it has to do with the so-called broker protocol agreement. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
October 1, 2011
Who's News Bank of America Merrill Lynch hired Wells Fargo advisor Adam Gurien... Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has hired a team of Wells Fargo Advisors...Raymond James & Associates hires three advisors in Hingham, Mass... more... mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 19, 2006
Kevin Burke
Merrill's Brokerage Earnings Up Pretax earnings at Merrill Lynch's global private client group rose 27% in the first quarter ending March 31 to $646 million, up from $510 million in the same period a year ago. As might be expected, the division's headcount increased along with profits. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
April 1, 2011
Lorie Konish
U.S. Trust Defends Garden Policy, Codifies Processes Bank of America Corp. gave its U.S. Trust advisors notice in February that they were subject to "garden leave restrictions" if they left, sending shock waves through the industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Kathleen M. McBride
Merrill's Big Plans The importance of culture at the organization is what Sallie Krawcheck spoke of at her first press conference as president of Global Wealth Management & Investment Management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2010
John Aidan Byrne
Who Will be Number One Among the Wirehouses? A good old-fashioned Wall Street fight for retail assets -- and a fierce tussle over which firm can call itself the Number One retail wealth management firm on Wall Street -- is brewing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 17, 2008
Geracioti & Touryalai
Morgan And Wachovia? The need for the kind of capital offered by customer deposits apparently is driving securities firms into the arms of banks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 18, 2005
Kristen French
Smith Barney Cuts Pay for Smaller Brokers The new pay scale was announced to brokers internally in October and will take effect in January. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
March 1, 2010
Bill Willis
The Financial Supermarket Is Back In Style This is a strategy whose time has come, and the outlook for a one-stop shop appears bright. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2011
Kristen French
Broker Report Card 2011: It's Getting Better All the Time Registered Rep.'s 21st annual Broker Report Cards showed advisor satisfaction ratings creeping higher this year across the board -- on everything from compensation and benefits, compliance support and sales support to products. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007
Mindy Diamond
Of Myths and Moving: Revisited The thought of changing firms is a big step for any financial advisor. But don't let cloudy thinking get in your way. Make sure you stop paying heed to old Wall Street myths. Don't fear change. Embrace it. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
December 1, 2008
Danny Sarch
This Is Your Career, So Start Acting Like It Like any labor market, the financial services one comes down to supply and demand, and a number of forces are in line to start pushing values down. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
Frances A. McMorris
The Lure of Independence After 14 years as a Merrill Lynch financial advisor, Jason DiLauro set himself up as an independent through Raymond James Financial Services four miles from his previous office. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
Rep.'s Annual Compensation Report 2012: The Chink in the Ka-Ching Small household accounts have always been the bane of brokerages' existence, and advisors who work with such clients do so at the peril of their own compensation. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
February 1, 2010
Frances A. McMorris
When Firms Collide: Is Culture Clash Inevitable? Merged companies have been integrated and new executives have taken up their posts, but everyone is still trying to adjust. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 4, 2011
Kristen French
Indie Exodus: Overhyped? In 2009, in the wake of arguably one of the biggest financial crises this country has seen since the Great Depression, over 3,000 financial advisors left Merrill Lynch, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo to start life over at an independent broker/dealer or RIA firm. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
September 1, 2009
Helen Kearney
On Life Support a Year Ago, Merrill Pays for Top Producers Merrill, under BofA, seems to be on the hunt to add to its ranks, and it's offering a very competitive package that has almost unlimited upside for top producers. mark for My Articles similar articles