Broker Dealers
Read about the industry's top broker-dealers, including news, analysis, commentaries and more.
October 01, 2006
Seeking LiquidityDespite the enormous potential the life settlement market offers, experts are not sure how quickly it will get going. There has been too much confusion...
September 25, 2006
Different Firms, Different Characteristics"Competitive forces are reshuffling," the independent broker/dealers, but the 2006 FSI Financial Performance Survey of Independent Broker/Dealers finds an increase in revenue, the number of profitable firms, numbers of representatives, and margins, according to Philip Palaveev, senior manager at Seattle-based Moss Adams LLP, and research leader on this study.
September 21, 2006
Stepping Up at RoyalLarry Roth, president and CEO of the AIG Advisor Group broker/dealer Royal Alliance Associates, announced several management promotions on September 21.
September 13, 2006
FSI Marches on WashingtonIndependent broker/dealers and investment advisors lobbied members of Congress with a three-pronged message during the Financial Services Institute's (FSI) Public Policy Day in Washington September 13.
September 12, 2006
Podcast: Broker/Dealers of the YearWinning B/D execs address the challenges and opportunities facing their segment of the industry
September 01, 2006
Disclosure Diversionover the years I've observed that disclosure was the direction in which financial services firms diverted the attention of well-meaning, largely clueless regulators who were...
September 01, 2006
What Do Reps at Independent B/Ds Want?As part of the annual balloting process that culminated in the announcement of the 16th annual Broker/Dealers of the Year, Investment Advisor asked voting representatives...
September 01, 2006
Contemporary Financial SolutionsWhen it comes to an innovative business model, West Palm Beach, Florida-based Contemporary Financial Solutions may have the most unique business plan: it welcomes lower...
September 01, 2006
Man Versus MachineTechnology is our friend, right? That's what I've always heard anyway. Given a recent experience, I may reserve judgment for a while. Like many of you,...
September 01, 2006
Podcast: Broker/Dealers of the YearThe September issue of Investment Advisor contains coverage of our 2006 Broker/Dealer of the Year winners. In preparing that cover story, Editor-in-Chief Jamie Green and...