Among the new hires is Scott Collins, former head of brokerage independence and institutional sales consulting. He is one of many ex-TD Ameritrade alums seeking new employment after Charles Schwab acquisition’s of the firm.
The firm credited keeping its offices open during COVID-19 as a major selling point as FAs industrywide kept making moves and repapering their clients.
The bank allegedly made “hundreds of millions of dollars” by investing client assets in underperforming proprietary and affiliated funds without disclosing conflicts to clients.