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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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2013
Mindy Diamond
Buying Growth Buying a book of business from a retiring advisor can be a good strategy, but read the fine print, and consider these points. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2014
Mindy Diamond
Ten Years of Myths and Moving Why advisors need to purge common "myths" from their thinking about changing jobs. 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.
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
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.
September 4, 2013
David Armstrong
Editor's Letter: September 2013 Most advisors decide to move not because they are wooed to greener pastures, but because pain points inside their current environment have become too great. 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
Investment Advisor
January 2010
James J. Green
BAIS Moves Reps to Merrill Banc of America Investment Services (BAIS), Inc., transitioned its registered representatives to Merrill Lynch, and then requested that FINRA withdraw BAIS's broker/dealer registration. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 11, 2010
Susan Konig
Advisor Movement Should Pick Up in 2011, Experts Predict Aggressive and lucrative recruitment packages essentially prompted anyone who wanted a big check to move last year, Diamond says. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Thomas D. Giachetti
Look Before Leaping For financial advisors, there are many issues to be reviewed before making a decision to leave your current employer. Experienced counsel should be consulted. Every case has similarities, and every case has differences. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Thomas D. Giachetti
The Compliance Coach: Independent Advisors: Don't Violate the Protocol There are two major issues for a registered representative to consider when deciding to leave a firm and go independent. The first is how to leave. The second is appropriate registration and ongoing regulatory complance requirements. 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.
October 5, 2009
Kristen French
Citi Bank Brokerage Converts To All Fees Citigroup announced that it would convert its small North American bank brokerage business completely to a fee-on-assets-based fiduciary advice system, and would stop collecting commissions on stock and fund sales. 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
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
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.
April 1, 2003
David A. Gaffen
Your Book or Your Life! What would you do if you lost your book? Where would you turn for new customers? Where could you be hired? Those are questions that keep many advisors up at night. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2009
James J. Green
Editor's Note: Change Partners Some thoughts from the editor of this publication on the current state of the financial advisory business. 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
Registered Rep.
April 16, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
Schwab RIA Unit Sees "Consistent" Growth Schwab Advisor Services is signing up advisor assets at a pace that tracks its historical average. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
The Fear of Pursuit Nonsolicitation agreements are commonplace in the brokerage industry. However, if you change firms and choose to contact clients, whether you will be pursued is a business decision that your former firm would have to make. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2009
Eric Rasmussen
Revenge Of The Wirehouses Large Wall Street firms dangle big incentives to hang onto advisors. 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
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
Mindy Diamond
What Size Pond? It is important for advisors to find a firm that is a good fit for their particular goals. In many cases, small firms work well. For advisors looking to expand their books aggressively, larger firms are often -- but not always -- a good option. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Jim McConville
RIAs Catching Up To Brokers In Compensation The compensation gap dividing elite independent advisors and top Wall Street brokers is closing, according to new research. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 10, 2003
David A. Gaffen
Existing Clients Want More Advice The good news for reps is that the world doesn't hate you. The bad news is that acquiring clients -- particularly affluent ones -- is getting a lot more tough. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 25, 2013
David Geracioti
Cold Call with Jeff Spears Each broker leaves for a different reason that is unique to their business or personal situation. The reasons range from a corporate merger, compensation change, loss of a large client to a life event, such as a divorce or children moving out of the house. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 22, 2008
John Churchill
Wall Street's Pain Is RIAs' Gain: Reps Flee Wirehouses, Bring Assets to Fido And Others Despite the still-outsized signing bonuses offered by most Wall Street firms, the steady trickle of brokers leaving wirehouse firms to join or form their own RIA firms is growing. 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.
May 13, 2009
Christina Mucciolo
Wall Street Squeezes Small Brokers, Many Go Independent In this brutal market, many advisors are taking payout cuts or being let go. But many of these advisors are finding homes at independent and regional b/ds and RIA firms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 2, 2014
Best of the Best 2014 Unlike many of our competitors, we are as transparent as possible about our criteria and methodology when publishing a ranking. 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.
January 7, 2011
Kristen French
Will the SEC Curtail Recruiting Bonuses? With brokerage revenues getting squeezed and regulators sniffing around compensation issues and potential conflicts of interest, it's possible that 2011 could bring some changes to broker comp plans. 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.
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
Investment Advisor
July 2009
Melanie Waddell
Regulatory Reform Angst It's clear that advisors are worried about the impact of regulatory reform measures. 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
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004
John Churchill
If You're a Broker and You Know It As the holiday season approaches, the SEC is getting daily entreaties from registered investment advisors seeking an end to the broker/dealer exemption rule. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 22, 2013
Mindy Diamond
The Long Road Home Wirehouse firms are recruiting more independent advisors to their ranks than ever before. mark for My Articles similar articles