In a report sent to Congress last November, the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) found that the NASD collected just 24% of the total amount of fines it imposed between January 1992 and December 1996. Although most smaller fines are paid in...
For a long time, women brokers have been asking for more opportunities to network with other female reps. Securities firms are finally getting the message.Several of the major wirehouses--some in response to boom-boom room class-action suits and...
Securities industry executives met with members of the press in mid-January to outline some of the Securities Industry Associations top priorities for 1999, which include bolstering public trust and confidence in the industry and ironing out any...
Michelle Owens, Financial Consultant, Salomon Smith Barney, Member, the National Association of Securities Professionals, Bethesda, Md.Salomon Smith Barneys Michelle Owens has had numerous jobs in the field of business and finance. The rep worked...
In January, Worth Bruntjen, portfolio manager of Piper Capital Managements (PCM) beleaguered Institutional Government Income Portfolio fund, settled fraud charges brought against him by the SEC, agreeing to a five-year suspension and a $100,000...
Although most investment professionals are comfortable explaining the market fluctuations that may affect a clients portfolio, some industry observers believe that few reps are actually educating their customers about a tougher subject--the...
Diana Mullen, Branch Manager, Prudential Securities, Roseville, Calif.Prudential Securities Diana Mullen says that career advancement sometimes requires an initial cut in pay. She ought to know. In 1986, Mullen gave up her job as a well...
Under provisions of the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, investment advisers with less than $25 million in assets under management now register with their home state rather than the SEC. These small advisers encompass about two...
The NASDR in January put in place a policy making it more difficult for brokers to get information off of their disciplinary records. Arbitrator-ordered expungements of information from the Central Registration Depository (CRD) must now be...
A report commissioned by the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA) has recommended significant changes in how the regulator and trade group manages itself and the brokerage industry.The report, prepared by the Boston Consulting Group and...