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The war on analysts is now threatening brokers. In proposing heightened disclosures from analysts, the NASDR has included retail brokers as well. The July proposal, NASD Notice to Members 01-45, broadens disclosure obligations for public...
Merrill Lynch’s worldwide broker sales force continues to shrink. The company reported last week that it has dropped almost 1,700 brokers from the ranks of its worldwide sales force within the past six months, mostly by not replacing brokers...
Retail broker production and pay hit yet another record high in 2000--the sixth consecutive year of higher commissions, fees and earnings, according to the Securities Industry Association’s Report on Production and Earnings of Registered...