Dan Jamieson
Dan was Senior Editor at InvestmentNews from 2005 to 2013, before moving on to become Editor at large for Financial Advisor magazine. Check out his video bio here. Connect with him at LinkedIn here.
Recruiting protocol carve out by Merrill Lynch raises questions
Merrill Lynch is carving out some of its private banking units from the broker recruiting protocol.
Newly formed MSSB signs recruitment protocol
New York-based MSSB became an official signatory to the pact yesterday when Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc.’s Smith Barney brokerage unit closed on their joint venture.
Schwab clients get access to JPMorgan’s bond offerings
Brokerage hooks up with the underwriter, which should provide a big flow of muni-bond issues
Schwab reverses course on alternatives
The firm says it will once again accept the assets in its custody unit
TD Ameritrade reports record rise in net new assets
The company said lower trading volume and low interest rates, together with the seasonally slow summer months, will affect its financial results in the near term.
Maverick move: Cuban shoots back at SEC over insider trading claims
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is going on the offensive against the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fidelity quietly abandons HybridOne program
After rolling out with great fanfare its HybridOne brand for dually registered advisers in June 2008, Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services quietly has stopped marketing its service as a distinct offering.
RIA firm M&A activity is heating up
Mergers and acquisitions among registered investment advisory firms once again are on the rise, with a growing number of smaller advisers looking either to buy or sell practices, according to The Charles Schwab Corp.
Finra plan to increase power draws ire
Brokerage firms are howling over a far-reaching proposal that would give Finra substantially more power.
Commercial-property values continued to rise in March
The commercial-property markets continue to firm up: The Green Street Advisors Commercial Property Price Index rose by 2% last month, continuing a trend of higher values since prices bottomed in May.
