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Pru’s IPO Filing Reveals Turnover Problem
Apr 10, 2001
According to Prudential Insurance Co.’s initial public offering document filed yesterday at the SEC, the firm’s brokerage unit ended 2000 with 5,883 reps in the United States, down 3% from 6,072 in 1999...
Morgan Stanley Name Change Official
Apr 03, 2001
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter officially became Morgan Stanley on Monday, shortening its name because the firm considered it “unwieldy.” The firm decided to change its name in January as part of a global...
Prudential Wants Larger Accounts
Apr 01, 2001
Prudential Securities President Jamie Price wants reps to concentrate on larger accounts. Price is telling brokers in road shows that half of the firm's accounts are $25,000 or less, and they represent approximately 3...
Dean Witter Name to Die
Apr 01, 2001
PaineWebber, which merged with UBS Warburg last fall, is now UBS PaineWebber. The change was official March 5 and announced in advertisements. The goal is to increase brand awareness for UBS in the United States...
Miller Time
Apr 01, 2001
While his teammates watch ESPN's SportsCenter and check NHL.com, Kevin Miller watches CNN's MoneyLine and navigates Bloomberg.com. Obviously, Miller is not a typical athlete. He is blending a career as a broker for...
Motivational Insights
Apr 01, 2001
Is it possible that a munchkin-sized, pudgy football player who played just 27 seconds in two years at the University of Notre Dame could inspire and motivate stockbrokers? Well, if that player's name is Rudy, he...
Weakened Environment Will Impact Number of MSDW Reps
Mar 22, 2001
The number of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter global financial advisers grew 1,036 over the last 12 months to a record 14,108, according to Robert Scott, the firm’s president and Chief Operating Officer. But Scott...
SSB Wins Two CAP Cases
Mar 16, 2001
Salomon Smith Barney has won two separate arbitrations related to its Capital Accumulation Plan. In Mary Elizabeth Whyte vs. SSB, Whyte claimed that the firm "breached their contract, converted funds and engaged in...
Fees Versus Commissions
Mar 09, 2001
ON THE FEE SIDE Scott Root Senior Vice President,PaineWebber,San Mateo, Caif. Root started doing managed money about 10 years ago, and now 60% of his business comes from recurring fees. R. Stephen Trudeau Vice...
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