Forecast 2002: Estate Planning After EGTRRA and Sept. 11 Two Affairs to Remember By Roy M. Adams Partner, Kirkland & EllisNew York, New York As I sit down to write a column predicting what will happen in 2002 and beyond in our industry, two dates...
In a few days you will receive the January issue of Registered Representative. Make that Registered Rep. Thats right. We have a new name and a new look for the New Year. Weve completely redesigned the magazine, with a simple, elegant design and...
Salomon Smith Barney brokers who produce less than $250,000 and have been in the business for five years or more will receive a lower payout of 1%, according to brokers familiar with the compensation change. The 1% hit is viewed by brokers as a &...
After receiving hundreds of complaints from brokers, UBS PaineWebber switched gears and decided it will not penalize reps whose clients quickly sell shares in new IPOs, a practice known as "flipping." The firm issued an e-mail to brokers on...
The NASD’s new ruling on client account transfers “is a clear victory for brokers and customers,” securities attorney Jim Eccleston said today. The NASD announced Wednesday that it will bar member brokerage firms from blocking...
The hotly-debated and controversial question of “who owns the client” appears to have been answered by the NASD and the SEC: it’s the broker, not the firm. The NASD announced today it will bar member firms from blocking customers...
For years, delays in client account transfers have been a controversial issue. But the NASD has put an end to the debate, announcing today that it has adopted a new rule interpretation prohibiting "any NASD member firm from taking action that...
UBS PaineWebber brokers claim their firm's "flipping" policy of charging two times gross commissions when clients sell newly issued stock is "illegal" and that the firm "has never put it in writing." During the past 1 1/2 weeks, branch managers...
A.G. Edwards is reducing its workforce through voluntary retirement and attrition because of diminishing revenue, the firm announced today. Yet brokers will not be directly affected by the move, according to producers from the firm. The job cuts...
As Morgan Stanley's earnings continue to plummet, the firm's brokers are doing all they can to weather the market's storm mainly by maintaining their existing client base. "That's what I'm doing," says a Morgan Stanley West Coast-based producer...