Salomon Smith Barney will be dropping the name beginning next year. The firm's retail business in the United States will operate as Smith Barney. The goal is to better identify and brand the firm's retail and...
Matt Johnston, director of business practice management at Salomon Smith Barney, said at the Institute for Certified Investment Management Consultants Conference in New York June 7 that “over the next three to...
Here we go again … another name change is in the works at Salomon Smith Barney. The retail unit will no longer use “Salomon” in the name. It will be known as Smith Barney at the start of the first...
Elroy, a beautiful 1-year-old black Labrador retriever, stands upright like a statue, glaring directly at a guest walking into Alan Rosenberg's office in Granada Hills, Calif. Rosenberg may joke about needing...
SEC chairman nominee Harvey Pitt faces severe conflicts of interest, according to legal experts. In his 20-plus years in private legal practice, Pitt has represented Merrill Lynch, the NYSE and all of the big five...
When new suites were being built at Advest's office in Boca Raton, Fla., Stacy Englander could have easily moved into a spacious corner office with a striking city view from her window. She declined. That's because...
First Union issued a document to employees and stockholders Thursday highlighting what it thinks are the top 10 reasons why its proposed merger with Wachovia Corp. is better for Wachovia stockholders than a competing...
If you are developing a broker team, reading Are You Doing Business or Building One? could help you create the right framework for success. The book teaches you to think strategically instead of tactically. To build a...
Facing the down market and the prospect of brokers fleeing the firm, Morgan Stanley has relaxed the higher production quotas it put in place late last year. In an April announcement via a conference call, the firm...
First Union Securities reps are enjoying an enhanced deferred compensation plan. The revamped program has been in place since Jan. 1, according to brokers. The firm changed its plan from an interest-bearing...
