UBS has hired a prominent black Smith Barney broker.he move came as UBS was negotiating settlement of a class-action suit brought by two black employees who alleged that the firm has systematically discriminated against blacks
Mob Brokerage Bust: Members of three reputed New York crime families were indicted in late March for alleged involvement in racketeering and extortion in connection with a number of boiler-room stock schemes. In a 73-page federal grand jury...
Independent broker/dealers gathered in “Hot-lanta” at the Buckhead InterContinental Hotel for the SIA’s Second Annual Independent Firms conference on Tuesday, but, despite the beautiful weather, the usual clouds lingered.
Independent advisors require a vastly different level of support from money managers and their field forces than their wirehouse and bank rep counterparts, according to newly published research from Financial Research Corp.
Merrill Lynch is launching a new career-development magazine geared toward executive leadership in corporate America. Entitled 360 Degrees and published by Spot On Media, the first edition is expected to hit the presses in the coming weeks.