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U.S. Trust recently told its advisors they had to repudiate the broker protocol for recruiting in writing. Will other firms follow? Here’s a refresher so you know what the protocol does and does not protect when you seek a new home for your...
Securities America has made “substantial progress” in its mediation with plaintiffs’ attorneys involved in class action suits against the independent broker/dealer, said spokeswoman Janine Wertheim, in an email.
Securities America met with plaintiff’s attorneys on Thursday to negotiate a resolution to investor claims against the company related to its sale of allegedly fraudulent private placements. The outcome of the mediation was unknown at press...
Just two months after it announced the acquisition of three RIAs with $2.2 billion in combined assets, United Capital said today it has bought another practice, Vantage Point Advisors.
Securities America is just the latest broker/dealer to face financial distress. With so many firms falling into financial or legal hot water lately, financial advisors need to be prepared for the worst. Here’s a checklist for your Plan B.
A U.S. District Court judge denied Securities America’s request Friday to bundle several arbitration claims and class action lawsuits into one $21 million settlement agreement related to allegedly fraudulent private placements sold by the...
Securities America will face a federal court judge Friday to decide whether the independent broker/dealer gets preliminary approval for a $21 million settlement agreement related to allegedly fraudulent private placements sold by the company. Firm...
Lessons learned from the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 are serving wealth managers well as they—and their clients—confront a cascade of unsettling economic news from the Mideast and Japan.
FINRA deemed that an advisor’s tweets about a public company were unbalanced and lacked the necessary disclosure about the “substantial positions” held in the stock by the advisor and her family.