Articles tagged "MarketCounsel"
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Five RIA happenings: MarketCounsel shapes up; Zohar emerges, a new RIA-focused recruiting firm pops up and two more
Zohar reappears; Dan Skiles cements his status in San Diego and TD's selects Mitt Romney as its keynote next month
December 9, 2013 at 7:42 PM
Backs to the wall, wirehouses renew legal efforts to stem team breakaways -- with junior partners sparking the tension
Lawsuits by Merrill, UBS, Morgan Stanley have been spiking in recent months, according to industry observers and lawyers, and it can take precious time and big money to make them go away
October 23, 2013 at 5:53 AM
After a head-fake, Royal Bank of Canada shows it's back (or never left) in the RIA game with two NextGen hires
100 brokers have moved to RBC's broker dealer or RIA unit in the last 4 years though some recruiters need convincing that the RIA unit is more than a retention tool
September 5, 2013 at 8:02 PM
Bloomberg warns that BloombergBlack is shutting down
The move toward a 'very quick death' shocks virtually everyone as the New York data giant alludes to its plans to offer financial advice down the road
July 25, 2013 at 10:29 PM
Top RIA lawyer explains to the SEC why 'harmony' is a harsh misnomer and why the price of its false spin is paid by investors
MarketCounsel chief pleads for the regulator to draw a bright line between 'patently disparate and distinct' sales and advice models or risk a watered-down fiduciary standard
July 5, 2013 at 10:51 PM
How RIAs are helping their clients participate in confusing lawsuits
2008-2009 market meltdown settlements are just now coming to fruition, and giant RIAs are signing up with a filing firm to get in on the action
May 1, 2013 at 5:13 AM
MarketCounsel launches legal hyperspace button for breakaways who get fired by Merrill Lynch (and friends) before the 'go' date
Brian Hamburger's novel service to become an RIA in a day is a response to stepped-up electronic snooping at broker-dealers and nettlesome questions asked by state regulators
April 8, 2013 at 8:25 AM
In a major 'get' MarketCounsel books Dodd and Frank to play Vegas
How Brian Hamburger booked the Martin and Lewis of financial legislators to his -- formerly -- bare-bones conference
April 3, 2013 at 5:32 PM
Merrill Lynch team breaks away from Bank of America (yes, ironically) to get better access to bankers
James Maher is forming Archford Capital Strategies as a wealth manager that needs capital galore to unlock his clients' billions in assets from illiquidity
April 2, 2013 at 6:33 AM
RIA loyalists slam the SEC for playing into FINRA's darkest characterizations of haplessness
Is the Securities and Exchange Commission asking for more cash to examine RIAs, getting it, then spending it on other priorities?
March 1, 2013 at 7:05 AM
FINRA's regulatory white flag may be a pause before it plays white knight to SEC's cash-starved damsel
Brian Hamburger, David Tittsworth and Pat Burns see no gain in breathing easy with so many endgame possibilities still in play
February 8, 2013 at 5:26 AM
Obama makes 'really unfortunate' appointment of Elisse Walter as new SEC chairman
The former FINRA, CFTC and SEC exec will replace Mary Schapiro next month as RIA leaders brace for a new round of regulatory battles
November 26, 2012 at 9:33 PM
How Charles Goldman, Philip Palaveev, Brian Hamburger and Tim Oden -- and my cabbie -- caught my attention at MarketCounsel Summit
Tussles over scale, branding and professional service played out vividly in Vegas
September 28, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Joe Duran lays out his latest case for why wirehouses -- and classic RIAs -- risk losing out to a coming oligopoly of new-model holistic firms
The coming 'life management' model won't be addressed by the big guys or the little ones in this very young industry, says the United Capital CEO
September 21, 2012 at 4:40 PM
The two dramatic moments everyone was buzzing about at the MarketCounsel conference
Elliot Weissbluth, Knut Rostad, Charles Goldman and Joe Duran helped show us why thought leadership begins when sparks fly
