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Investment Advisor
July 2010
James J. Green
RBC Is Not Pershing Key differences between RBC and PAS philosophies. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
January 1, 2013
Donald Jay Korn
Top Custodians: Battling for Custody Custodians try different strategies for growth as advisors break away to join RIA firms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2010
James J. Green
Cultured in More Ways Than One One important part of RBC's culture is it's artwork. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2010
James J. Green
The Canadian Connection Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) came out of the financial crisis very strong. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 2, 2010
Kristen French
RBC Chops Payout for Its Small Advisors Like many large Wall Street broker/dealers before it, RBC is sending a message to its retail financial advisors who are generating below average revenue: Get your numbers up, or accept a painfully low payout or, better, take a walk. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 2008
Kathleen M. McBride
What Lurks Beneath There are many registered independent advisors and broker/dealers for whom the Bear Stearns debacle is much more than an academic exercise. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Custodians Are Knocking More custody players have been clamoring for the business of registered investment advisors, and that trend will continue this year, say two well-known research firms for financial institutions and investment managers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
Christina Mucciolo
What Can We Do For You? Clearing firms matter to advisors. In fact, one of the biggest deals in the independent b/d business last year hinged on whether the b/ds being sold could maintain their relationships with their old clearing firm. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2008
Elizabeth D. Festa
Springtime for Brokers Custodians and independent B/Ds roll out the carpet. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Brooke Southall
RIA Power Registered investment advisory firms are bringing in more assets these days than are wirehouse brokerage firms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2008
James J. Green
Not Slowing Down LPL Financial is pushing its already big envelope under the leadership of Mark Casady mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 5, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
A League of their Own While the Big Four custodians still dominate the market, some smaller firms are making their presence felt. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell
Happy Mediums Online brokerage giants are taking market share from almost every segment of the financial advisory business - except for RIAs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2009
Melanie Waddell
Not So Fast Cerulli Associates data suggests there may be fewer wirehouse brokers breaking away. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 29, 2013
Diana Britton
No Man Is an Island Independent broker/dealers are dressing up their offerings to attract and retain advisors tempted to start their own RIAs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 15, 2010
Jerry Gleeson
Fewer, But Bigger Breakaway Brokers Joining RIAs With markets stabilizing and bank-brokerage merger integrations progressing, fewer brokers are fleeing the big Wall Street wirehouse firms for the RIAs and independent b/ds in 2010. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 5, 2008
LPL Financial Heats Up The RIA World The largest independent broker/dealer in the U.S. announced today it's going to launch an RIA custodian later this year, which will serve both hybrid and fee-only investment advisors who operate independent RIAs. 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
Registered Rep.
February 23, 2010
Halah Touryalai
Clients, The New Breakaways First, there was the breakaway broker phenomenon; now, it seems, we have a growing vogue of breakaway clients -- former wirehouse investors who ditch their old advisors for new ones at independent RIAs or broker/dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
January 2009
James J. Green
Schwab Reorganizes; Fidelity Hires; Pershing Provides The three major custodians of RIA assets announce big executive changes and a new practice management program. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2010
Halah Touryalai
Citi's Covert Makeover It's a major shift in business for an entire unit to leap in the fee-only RIA world. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
December 2006
Evan Simonoff
Challenging Conventional Wisdom The independent advisory market is changing, perhaps in some surprising ways. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2006
Raymond Fazzi
Custodians Duel Over New Services Competition in the fee-based advisory field and the pressure to grow assets and operations is not only forcing changes upon advisors, but also the custodians who serve them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
December 2005
Melanie Waddell
Breaking Away Brokers are finding it easier than ever to go independent, aided by custodians and other independent advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 2, 2015
Diana Britton
Crowded Out Some level of competition between advisors and custodians has been around for years. Still, some advisors feel recent events make the distinction between business partner and market competitor less clear. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 13, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
Raymond James Ramping Up Its RIA with New Leadership, Investment The new president, Bill Van Law, said the company plans to make a significant investment in the business in the months ahead. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 15, 2009
Christina Mucciolo
Schwab Q3 Earning Down, But the Race For RIA Assets Is Hot Charles Schwab reported a 34 percent drop in its third quarter earnings, the firm's third consecutive quarter of slowing earnings this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
December 2011
Eric Rasmussen
Free-Range Advisors Custodians to independent advisors are in an arms race to give bigger, better software and practice management packages. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2010
Robert F. Keane
Changes at the Top for RIA Units at Fidelity and Schwab At a time when growth in the RIA channel has been robust to say the least, the two largest custodians have announced executive changes and restructuring of their units serving RIAs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Mark Tibergien
Formulas for Success: Independence Day There is a growing trend toward registered reps moving out of the wirehouse environment -- a trend invisible to most, but obvious to the country's leading custodians: they are actively wooing breakaway brokers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 24, 2007
Halah Touryalai
The New New RIA Model: Sharing Back Offices The barriers to going independent are shrinking. Don't believe it? Check out Mraz, Amerine & Hirschler & Associates, a firm launched by three wirehouse advisors who left Morgan Stanley earlier this month with $400 million in client assets. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
March 1, 2012
Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Recruiter Roundtable: Defending RBC... mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Callahan & Malo
Hybrid Chic A trend toward hybrids in the financial services industry is emerging. Increasingly, firms, advisors and brokers are establishing practices that manage both commission -- and fee-based businesses. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell
Hybrid's New Groove Registered investment advisor firms looking for ways to expand their businesses might try turning to broker-dealers for a boost. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
November 18, 2010
Bob Clark
After the Flood How will independent advisors deal with the rising tide of breakaway brokers? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
February 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn
Custody Battle Although three custodians now get most of the RIA business, increased competition may lead to more choices -- and more services -- for financial planners. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 12, 2006
Halah Touryalai
Is Dain Rauscher the Next Brokerage Buyer? John Taft, chief executive of RBC Dain Rauscher, is aiming to have to 2,500 brokers within five years, and sees acquiring another brokerage unit as one way to reach his goal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
September 2005
Raymond Fazzi
A Question Of Trust Custodians square off in a newly competitive trust services market. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 24, 2014
Jerry Gleeson
Custodian Castoffs Scottrade won't comment on the number of advisors it culled last summer, but other custodians say they've seen a sharp increase in the number of former Scottrade advisors who are now looking for a new home. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
February 2004
Sydney LeBlanc
Stature, Service, Size, Simplicity Schwab, Fidelity and Waterhouse are building sophisticated SMA (separately managed account) platforms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2008
Tracey Longo
Breakaway Brokers Despite being in business a shorter amount of time than the average advisor, breakaways have more assets under management, higher total revenues and a significantly higher growth rate. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai
RBC Dain Rauscher: The Next Brokerage Buyer? The regional brokerage is aiming to increase its rep force to 2,500 brokers within five years, from 1,650 today. The firm's new CEO John Taft reported that acquisition is part of the strategy to meet the goal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien
Set Me Free LPL Financial staked a bigger claim on the independent advisor market last month with the announcement that the broker-dealer will allow its advisors to do business under their own RIA. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
July 1, 2010
Bill Willis
Defining A Firm's Label, Where Do You Fit In? We in the securities industry make a big deal of classifications for our firms. However, over the years these categories have become blurred, as have their advantages and weaknesses. 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 8, 2012
Kristen French
Direct Investment Sites Are Stealing Even More of Your Business There will always be clients who want a local advisor who doesn't work for a big firm, or someone they can golf with. The E-Trade baby may be cute, but it's unlikely he'll keep a tee time with you. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2010
James J. Green
Editor's Note: Of Vacuums and Flattery On succession planning, it's never too early to start. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 23, 2010
Halah Touryalai
Compensation Key To Breakaway Recruiting Pitch RIA principals and consultants discuss strategies for wooing and hiring advisors from various different kinds of firms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2009
Sherri Scordo
Compliance Concerns There's a lot of buzz these days about potential changes in compliance rules and the impact on advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
July 1, 2009
Paul Menchaca
Soft Landing Most Wall Street refugees are taking measured steps toward independence by joining an independent broker/dealer, rather than launching a registered investment advisory practice on their own. mark for My Articles similar articles