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FINRA Fines Merrill, Credit Suisse
By Janet LevauxThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said recently that it fined Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC $4.5 million and Bank of America’s Merrill…
June 29, 2011
Research Magazine Hall of Fame 2011: Call for EntriesAnnouncing Research Magazine’s advisor recognition programs: the Research Advisor Hall of Fame and Research Research ETF Advisor Hall of Fame.
June 29, 2011
BofA in $8.5 Billion RMBS Deal With PIMCO, Goldman, OthersBank of America's latest settlement involves 530 trusts that bought residential mortgage-backed securities for $424 billion.
June 28, 2011
Baird Adds 7 Advisors From Morgan Stanley, Wells FargoThe financial advisors join Baird in the Midwest with about $420 million in assets and $2.8 million in yearly fees and commissions
June 21, 2011
Bank of America to Double Size of Merrill Edge Advisor GroupThe mass-affluent group should have 1,000 advisors by year-end
June 20, 2011
3 Lessons From Advisor’s FINRA Win Over BofA-MerrillFINRA ordered BofA-Merrill Lynch to pay one of its former advisors about $1.5 million in damages and change his Form U5 last week, and Patrick Burns, a lawyer, shares what that decision means for advisors.
June 20, 2011
Three Lesson from FA’s $1.5 Mil FINRA Win Over MerrillFINRA ordered Bank of America-Merrill Lynch to pay one of its former financial advisors about $1.5 million in compensatory damages and change…
June 17, 2011
BofA’s Krawcheck Tells Women: No Risk, No Reward in InvestingFinal part of Merrill webinar series points to ways that women can bolster retirement income.