Broker dealers

Six fiduciary groups call on advisors press SEC to clarify the differences between advisory and brokerage business models.

While the demise of the Department of Labor’s regulation will hurt investors, it makes fiduciary advisors even more relevant.

Forty-one percent of client-facing finance workers have had negative experiences that “still keep them up at night,” a Schwab survey finds.

Disparate voices in the fiduciary debate agree that Form CRS might be too dense and complex to achieve meaningful disclosure.

Fiduciary advocates lament the absence of the term from the SEC's rule, which they say fails to move beyond FINRA’s existing suitability standard, while the brokerage sector sees the proposal as a welcome jump in oversight.

FINRA plans to unveil a new user interface for its central registration depository system on June 30.

Ex-employee charges that African-Americans are denied opportunities at the brokerage giant in a climate of institutional discrimination.

The advisor told victims that he would invest their money in Royal Alliance brokerage accounts but instead used the funds to make BMW car payments and pay for personal expenses, prosecutors claimed.

Investment advisors and broker dealers have different “relationship models” with clients, the chairman says.

It’s an essential task both for advisors launching practices and seasoned veterans breaking away. Here’s how to ensure a good fit — and avoid costly mistakes.

By requiring brokers to look out for clients’ best interests, the SEC is effectively requiring them to give financial advice, which distinguishes them from online brokers and should let them keep charging clients premium fees.

The wirehouse hires will aid Advizr's focus on reaching smaller broker-dealers, says chief executive Hussain Zaidi.

Some are calling for the CFP Board to get tough on conflicts and compensation as it finishes revisions to its standards of conduct.

The convicted fraudster allegedly stole more than $270,000 from his victims, including his mother and ex-girlfriend.

Clients in Asia are among the beneficiaries, gaining the ability to trade U.S. products during their daylight hours.

The industry group is seeking restrictions on how brokers can describe their services and responsibilities.

The combination of the three practices will establish a key fiduciary advisor in the retirement planning industry.

The Short Hills, New Jersey-based bank will look to Cetera to accelerate the program's growth.

Broadridge Financial follows Invesco to the Canadian digital advice market.

The new database is a good first step in helping to address gaps in the oversight of advisors, but more needs to be done, say industry observers.