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Independent broker-dealers facing a number of looming regulatory changes
January 25th, 2016
Coming 12 to 24 months could divide the industry into winners and losers — firms that will be able to adapt, and those that might fall by the wayside Independent broker-dealers are facing a number of regulatory changes over ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
Largest independent broker-dealers enjoy double-digit revenue growth
May 4th, 2015
Despite lackluster sales of commission-rich products, IBD revenues grew in line with the broad market in 2014 Despite lackluster sales in 2014 of commission-rich products such as variable annuities and nontraded REITs, the leading independent broker-dealers managed to squeeze ...
U.S. Treasury Prices Rally on Weak Equities
July 9th, 2014
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday after the U.S. government’s auction of 3-year Treasury notes, the first of three debt auctions this week. The Treasury Department auctioned $27 billion in three-year notes at a high yield of 0.992 percent, ...
Asia Stocks Drop on Fed; H-Share Index Near Bear Market
March 20th, 2014
Asian stocks fell, with a gauge of Chinese shares in Hong Kong poised to enter a bear market, after the Federal Reserve signaled it may raise U.S. interest rates from the middle of next year. Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM), ...
The end of the LBMA is nigh
May 20th, 2021
Basel 3 is on course to regulate the LBMA out of existence. And with it will go all the associated arbitrage business and position-taking on Comex, because most bullion bank trading desks will cease to exist. The only ...
EU Commission published an evaluation report on the GDPR
July 13th, 2020
Just over two years after its entry into application, the European Commission published an evaluation report on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The report shows the GDPR has met most of its objectives, in particular by offering citizens ...
Tackling mental health in law firms
December 14th, 2018
Recent news that the head of global law firm Baker McKenzie, Paul Rawlinson, is taking temporary leave due to exhaustion raises the question of whether law firms are doing enough to support the wellbeing of their employees, says Averil ...
Unsound money is crucifying pensions
January 30th, 2018
Deficits are mounting in pension obligations. It is a global problem over which pension trustees are helpless. It is also a problem that’s brushed under the carpet, with prospective and current pensioners generally unaware of the threat to ...
FINRA Bars Former Morgan Stanley Registered Representative
June 2nd, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has barred former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney registered representative John Batista Bocchino for concealing approximately $190 million in Venezuelan bond trades from the firm, which had restricted such trading ...
