Michael McNamara, McNamara Financial Services Firm: Commonwealth Financial Network City: Marshfield, Mass. Established: 1987 AUM: $306 million Number of Clients: 500 Education: Tufts, Boston College After graduating from college, putting in three...
After some minor bumps along the way, the NASD and NYSE merger is official. The regulators’ consolidation, which was announced on November 28 and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, became effective today.
So maybe his reputation wasn’t so damaged after all—or maybe it’s just made a comeback. The former Merrill Lynch sales manager who sued Hydie Sumner and her lawyer Linda Friedman in September of 2006 on grounds that the women...
Estate planners have long recommended the purchase of a residence in Florida as a sound asset protection strategy. Florida's antiquated and unusually complex homestead provisions provide virtually impenetrable protection from creditors. A recent U...
So you thought the market timing scandal was over. Think again. While nearly all the mutual fund shops nabbed in the Eliot Spitzer-led trading investigation have settled with regulators, brokerage firms are still being put through the wringer for...
In keeping with regulators trying to be more proactive and less reactive, the SEC is cozying up to newly registered investment advisers. Have you received a “welcome letter?”
An NASD arbitration panel awarded a former Merrill Lynch broker $1.6 million for wrongful termination and defamation, claims he had filed against his former employer. The award included compensatory damages of $400,000 plus interest and punitive...