One of the first things a broker learns is how to sign up customers. But some attorneys and compliance pros warn that brokers and firms are falling short in getting customers to sign new account agreements.Many firms, including most of the...
Nine out of 10 recipients of lump-sum distributions invested at least some of the money, with the majority (59%) investing all of the money, according to a survey conducted for the Forum for Investor Advice. The survey is the first to measure the...
PaineWebber reps just now are learning the details of a new stock option plan the firm will begin offering in January 1999.The plan, called PaineWebber Equity Plus, is an after-tax deal that will allow PaineWebber employees to defer up to 10% of...
Two broker/dealer associations working together have filed with the NASD an independent slate of four candidates for the NASD Board of Governors. The NASD in September announced its own slate of 12 nominees for upcoming openings on the 30-person...
When an arbitration case uncovers wrongdoing by a broker or a firm, you might figure the regulators would follow up and investigate the wrongdoers.But that's unlikely. Unofficial policy at some NASD district offices is to not follow up on a two...
In an attempt to generate prospect leads, Merrill Lynch last month launched a four-month trial program that offers the firm's research to the general public via the firm's Web site.People who visit the trial site at www.askmerrill.com register and...
Six months after the May 1 effective date of U.S. Bancorp's purchase of Minneapolis-based Piper Jaffray, Piper reps are optimistic about the new firm.In December 1997 when the acquisition was announced, "everyone was cautious, " says Bob Wolter...
Salomon Smith Barney reps are reacting with disappointment to the surprise resignation of firm co-CEO James Dimon on Nov. 1.Dimon, 42, had been considered the heir apparent to 65-year-old Sanford Weill, former Travelers' chairman and now co...
Investment adviser firms and their legal counsels are bristling at a new SEC rule provision they say imposes a burden on advisers to monitor the Y2K readiness of companies they recommend to clients.The controversial provision is contained in the...
