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NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 23, 2014
Brokers find it harder to wipe slate clean

Public pressure on Finra's expungement process has arbitrators thinking twice about erasing disclosure events, attorneys on both sides agree.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2014
Be prepared to justify your fees

It's important for advisers to not show surprise or resentment when fee questions are raised by clients.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 21, 2014
Investors Capital shareholders back Schorsch's RCS Capital merger

$52.5 million cash and stock deal scheduled to close on Friday.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 21, 2014
Securities America buying Dalton Strategic Investment Services

Trend of small and midsize broker-dealer mergers and acquisitions continues to build.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUL 21, 2014
RCS Capital's stock: How low can it go?

The broker-dealer saw its shares dip again on Thursday after it lowered the price of its secondary offering. That follows a 37% decline in the company's share price in the past month. Investors, however, could stand to benefit. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUL 21, 2014
Rich payday for Schorsch and his partners

Between <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140529/FREE/140529913&quot;>RCAP's stock offering</a> and real estate firm's executive comp plan, Nicholas Schorsch and his team could enjoy a multimillion-dollar payday.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 18, 2014
Stifel in talks to acquire Sterne Agee

A deal, which would combine two of the biggest U.S. brokerages outside of New York, could be announced within days, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

By Bloomberg
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 18, 2014
Private client group gains drive Raymond James to record quarterly profit

Raymond James Financial continued to build on momentum as pretax profit in the private client group hit a record in the firm's third fiscal quarter, jumping 39% as profit margins reached 10%. What's CEO Paul Reilly doing right?

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 18, 2014
Ex-Sterne Agee broker faces expulsion over $6 million hedge fund

Finra charges broker Dean Mustaphalli opened fund and received commissions without disclosing the business to his firm. Whether Sterne Agee clients were affected remains a mystery.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2014
Former rep indicted in $2.5 million investment fraud

Patricia Miller promised clients high yields if they went into &#8220;investment clubs.&#8221;

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2014
Ex-John Thomas hedge fund manager loses bid to toss SEC case

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2014
Independent broker-dealer a magnet for brokers from troubled firms

Thirty-one of 37 brokers at IAA Financial, partly owned by Finra board small firm rep Kevin Carreno, came from firms Finra had expelled.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2014
Opinions on bull market split following most recent run-up

After the S&amp;P 500 reaches new heights, new questions surface on whether the market is headed up or down.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2014
7 biggest ways top-performing firms sustain their growth

The fastest-growing and most profitable firms often take unconventional approaches to their business models. To see how your firm stands up, <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/2014fp&quot;>take part in this year's study</a>.

By Matt Sirinides
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUL 15, 2014
Finra's proposed nontraded REIT rule changes could have gone further

Checks on sponsor companies and protection for investors and advisers is welcome, but statement reporting adds more confusion than clarity

By Frederick Baerenz
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2014
Edward Jones sponsors college-credit course to prep students for Series 7 exam

Course will be offered to financial and nonfinancial majors to offer them a taste of the advice profession.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS JUL 15, 2014
Why some brokers stand by commissions

Some brokers say the math in moving to a fee-based model just doesn't add up for clients.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2014
At LPL, recruiting is warming up but nontraded REIT sales are cooling

After severe weather crimped its recruiting efforts over the winter, LPL Financial says it's seeing a return to normal levels of adviser movement but that the once-hot nontraded REIT market is cooling off.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 14, 2014
LPL Financial plans move out of Charlotte, N.C., to new regional HQ in South Carolina

Independent broker-dealer plans to invest $150 million, add 2,000 jobs in region

By Minda Smiley
NEWS RIAS JUL 14, 2014
Will HighTower be the next Raymond James?

HighTower chief executive Elliott Weissbluth says adding new platforms will help the firm achieve a business model and scale comparable to that of Raymond James. Mason Braswell has the story.

By Mason Braswell