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alloveralbany
April 24, 2018
To go along with J's question, we're curious about people's thoughts or experiences regarding using an insurance broker generally. Do you think it's saved you time or money? Is it better that just shopping around yourself to some of the well-known companies? Got a suggestion or thought for J? PleaseÃâà...
Nasdaq
April 24, 2018
Once the exclusive territory of full-service brokers and big investment banks who charged up to 5% of the value of a trade to execute the purchase and sale ... Growing from options market making giant Timber Hill, Interactive Brokers ( IBKR ) has found that using its platform for market access as a broker isÃâà...
El Paso Inc.
April 24, 2018
“If you don't define that best interest requires the broker to recommend the best available investment option — based on reasonable assumptions and a careful assessment of the needs of the investor and the characteristics of the investor — it shouldn't be called a best interest standard,” said Barbara RoperÃâà...
InvestmentNews
April 24, 2018
For example, UBS Wealth Management Americas reported 6,822 brokers and advisers at the end of December. At end of March, the new Global Wealth Management Group reported 6,956 advisers in the Americas, for an apparent increase in the net number of advisers at the firm. However, due to the newÃâà...
BenefitsPro
April 24, 2018
Social media marketing has evolved. It's no longer about web traffic and direct sales. The real value today is with engagement. By Daniel Williams | April 23, 2018 at 11:36 AM. X. Share with Email. Send. sending now... Thank you for sharing! Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. Load More.
Bisnow
April 24, 2018
JLL has hired three brokers away from competitor CBRE to work in the firm's Bethesda office. Steve Silverberg and Jim Cahill have joined JLL as senior vice presidents, while Alden Stabb joins as senior associate. Silverberg was previously first vice president at CBRE, where he had worked since 2003,Ãâà...
Nasdaq
April 23, 2018
Zacks.com featured highlights include: Ruth's, LHC, Celanese, Northern and Interactive Brokers ... Zacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for theÃâà...
The Times
April 23, 2018
President Trump's trade war has smashed a hole in the bottom line of the shipping broker Clarkson. Only six weeks ago Clarkson was forecasting continued strong growth after a 15th consecutive year of rising dividends on the back of a 12 per cent leap in profits. Today it said that a collapse in confidenceÃâà...
Bitcoin Exchange Guide (blog)
April 23, 2018
Luckily for crypto traders, there are always ways to get into trading your Bitcoin without putting yourself at risk. Rather than try out all the crypto brokers in the market, it is still wise to first get a review or test of the broker offering the cryptocurrency trading options. Today we get to look at a recently-launchedÃâà...
The Boston Globe
April 23, 2018
WASHINGTON — The lobbyist whose wife rented Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt a room in a Capitol Hill condo for $50 a night helped arrange a July 11 meeting at the agency related to restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, according to records and an EPA official. Dennis TreacyÃâà...
Markets Insider
April 23, 2018
By offering a fast real estate capital solution to the market, Brokers and Referral Partners can benefit by offering assistance and being compensated to do so. Fast Commercial Capital states this program is geared towards other industry professionals, who are seeking additional revenue streams, whileÃâà...
Voice of America
April 23, 2018
This week's summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (to be held on Friday, April 27) is expected to produce a denuclearization framework that U.S. President Donald Trump could support when he meets with Kim in May or June. The North's reassuringÃâà...
Financial Advisor Magazine
April 23, 2018
While the SEC has long been urged to do more to address broker misconduct, the issue started boiling over in 2016 when Barack Obama's Labor Department approved tough conflict-of-interest rules. The pressure for SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to do something increased last month when a federal appealsÃâà...
Aish
April 22, 2018
In 1896, two remarkably adventurous twin sisters from Scotland, Agnes Smith Lewis and Margaret Smith, explored the Jewish community of Fustat, an ancient settlement not far from Cairo, Egypt. The so-called Westminster Sisters were daughters of an amateur linguist, and indeed they mastered a dozenÃâà...
Barron's
April 21, 2018
“I'm on the record saying there's nothing wrong with being a broker, and to stop confusion, stop people who are brokers from calling themselves advisers,” Flynn tells InvestmentNews. “Right now it's just so blurred.” But how do wirehouses and their brokers feel about this? After all, we're no longer living inÃâà...
BenefitsPro
April 16, 2018
2018 Broker of the Year: Meet the finalists. This year's outstanding brokers embrace disruption and new ways of thinking about the benefits industry, and they emphasize their roles as consultants who provide a range of services. By Scott Wooldridge | April 14, 2018 at 10:30 AM | Originally published on BenefitsPro. XÃâà...
InvestmentNews
April 16, 2018
According to Finra's BrokerCheck, Lombard "requested specific information on unapproved investments allegedly made outside of the firm by a customer and why the broker failed to notify the firm regarding such outside investments." Mr. Pagartanis had been associated with Lombard for less than a yearÃâà...
Yahoo Finance
April 16, 2018
Buy-side analysts are employed by hedge funds, mutual funds etc. while the independent ones simply sell their reports to investors. Broker Advice - An Invaluable Guide. Brokers not only scrutinize the publicly available financial documents but also attend company conference calls and other presentations.
Investopedia (blog)
April 16, 2018
Read Investopedia's Ally Invest review to learn more about this low-cost broker.] The investment firm Sandler O'Neill told CNBC in a recent report that equity volumes were about 20% higher in the first quarter on a sequential basis and that retail trading was stronger. DARTs for the industry were up close toÃâà...
CoinDesk
April 16, 2018
International insurance broker Marsh is working with companies like IBM to develop a blockchain-based insurance verification platform. Also involved in the project are insurance non-profit ACORD Corporation and ISN Software Corp., according to Monday's announcement. Together, the companies areÃâà...
Financial Planning
April 16, 2018
The breakaway movement is as strong as ever and unlikely to slow down despite the recent departures from the Broker Protocol, top recruiters say. Some advisors may be even more inclined to go independent due to their ire at wirehouse policy shifts. Yet, the fact remains that many brokers are paid veryÃâà...
The Daily Progress
April 15, 2018
WAYNESBORO — Shenandoah Valley Sen. Emmett Hanger says Medicaid expansion can be part of the final Virginia budget, but is holding firm on not assessing Virginia hospitals to cover the state cost of expansion. Hanger and other legislators returned to Richmond Wednesday to finalize a state budget.
CNBC
April 13, 2018
Stock market volatility is expected to be a big help to the trading operations of the money center banks, which began reporting earnings Friday morning. It will be a big help to the e-brokers, and to stock exchanges as well. Schwab reports quarterly earnings Monday, the first retail broker to do so. Most ofÃâà...
Inman.com
April 13, 2018
Whether you're an independent broker or affiliated with a franchise, it feels lonely at the top, and even the best franchises might not sufficiently anticipate your need to grow and learn from your peers. Register now. Thankfully, brokers can find support from colleagues and even competitors that's better thanÃâà...
Tulsa World
April 1, 2018
Limiting its partnership with data brokers also doesn't touch on the difficulty Facebook has had keeping your data out of the hands of other companies. The social network is in the spotlight following accusations that a data-mining firm used ill-gotten data from tens of millions of Facebook users to try toÃâà...
The Denver Post
April 1, 2018
A new technology-driven real estate firm is launching in Denver this month with plans to crack the traditional real estate brokerage industry's thick walls in a way no other startup has ever managed. REX Real Estate Exchange, based in Woodland Hills, Calif., will roll out the large siege engines of artificialÃâà...
ThinkAdvisor
April 1, 2018
7 Things a Medicare Plan Broker Learned From Making a Medicare Education App. A Medicare plan wholesalers says providing consumer education through mobile devices can be a great way to reach out. By Allison Bell | April 01, 2018 at 08:58 PM. XÃâà...
InvestmentNews
March 31, 2018
Poor data management and sharing practices can also expose the personal information of thousands of individuals, and financial services industry regulators may have exposed information about brokers, financial industry workers or clients. The Facebook scandal is the current hot example of poor dataÃâà...
Nasdaq
March 30, 2018
(RTTNews.com) - Shares of data management firm Acxiom Corp. ( ACXM ) were down 19% in Thursday trading after Facebook Inc. (FB) announced its plans to discontinue Facebook Partner Categories, an audience-targeting platform. Acxiom said it did not expect the change to impact its fiscal 2018Ãâà...
messenger-inquirer
March 30, 2018
Some privacy experts cheered Facebook's data-broker move as a step toward preserving user privacy. "It's long overdue that Facebook owned up to the serious erosion of consumer privacy made possible by its alliance with powerful data brokers," said Jeffrey Chester, executive director for the WashingtonÃâà...
Inman.com
March 30, 2018
We'll be focusing on how agents and brokerages can all move Faster, Better, Together this July at Inman Connect San Francisco. Not got your ticket yet? Buy them here, and remember that Select members always get a $100 discount. Thinking of bringing your team? There are special onsite perks andÃâà...
NBC Bay Area
March 30, 2018
Limiting its partnership with data brokers also doesn't touch on the difficulty Facebook has had keeping your data out of the hands of other companies. The social network is in the spotlight following accusations that a data-mining firm used ill-gotten data from tens of millions of Facebook users to try toÃâà...
ThinkAdvisor
March 30, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged the pastor of one of the largest Protestant churches in the country as well as a barred broker with defrauding elderly churchgoers out of $3.4 million by selling them interests in defunct, pre-Revolutionary Chinese bonds. The SEC's complaintÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 29, 2018
Alliance Data Systems Corp. ADS, -4.07% said Facebook Inc.'s FB, +4.42% decision to wind down its relationships with "data brokers" is not expected to have any material impact on its Epsilon data management business. "Neither Epsilon nor any of its affiliates has any material relationship with any socialÃâà...
Finance Magnates
March 29, 2018
The broker is operating from the site https://kayafx.com, purporting to be registered in UK and Tallinn, Estonia. . This warning is yet another case in which British authorities seem to have stepped up their game and have gone after illegal cryptocurrency brokers. In November 2017, FCA issued a warning forÃâà...
Motley Fool
March 24, 2018
When you move money from one brokerage firm to another, the broker you're leaving is probably going to hit you with a fee. I was charged $75 for an outbound full account transfer from TD Ameritrade, and $50 by Fidelity. Such fees vary from broker to broker, so find out what you'll have to pay when youÃâà...
Birmingham Business Journal
March 23, 2018
New real estate firm hires first commercial broker. Email; Share Ãâ÷ Share Ãâ÷ Tweet Ãâ÷ Save Ãâ÷ Print ... A new Birmingham commercial real estate firm has added its first broker to its team. Urban Realty has hired Eugene Sharapov as associate broker, the company said. Sharapov recently received his Alabama realÃâà...
Sun Sentinel
March 23, 2018
Palm Beach International Boat Show opened its gates, boat builders and brokers had little to complain about many are flexing newfound buying power thanks to tax reform ... Another factor: “People are holding on to what they have,” said yacht broker Chris Saumsiegle of Bradford Marine in Fort Lauderdale.
InvestmentNews
March 23, 2018
Two former brokers involved in a stock fraud scheme have been ordered by a Finra arbitration panel to pay $845,000 to two clients they defrauded. Christopher Cervino and Larry Werbel were involved in a scheme to inflate the market for the shares VGTel, Inc., a penny stock company. The schemeÃâà...
Barron's
March 23, 2018
We asked whether a broker's order-routing engine used a spray or sequential engine; spray routing contacts multiple venues simultaneously and is less inclined to execute orders via routes that offer payment for order flow. Brokers offering price improvement — a sale above the bid price, a buy below theÃâà...
Barron's
March 23, 2018
Investors may not have liked all of the news they got in the past year, but they can't complain about their ability to retrieve, understand, and act on it. Online brokers have talked up “mobile first” development for years, but in 2017 and 2018 they finally delivered on the promise of a more consistent experienceÃâà...
Insurance Journal
March 22, 2018
The 2018 outlook for insurance brokers is stable, reflecting good product demand, low capital requirements, significant variable costs, and healthy EBITDA margins and cash flows, ... Broker practices vary, however, with many operating multiple legacy systems that are inefficient and lack real time data.
FederalNewsRadio.com
March 21, 2018
Good government organizations can be honest brokers we need for real reform .... Whatever direction government reform takes, NAPA and the Partnership can continue to play the role of honest broker for a great many subjects, offering solutions that are not dependent on special interests or partisanship.
Finance Magnates
March 21, 2018
As the European regulators have increased pressure on retail-oriented brokers that are providing margin trading of forex and CFDs, the number of complaints on part of consumers has drastically decreased. The document released by the ESMA, titled Report on Trends, Risks, and Vulnerabilities which wasÃâà...
PCMag
March 21, 2018
If you have a whole network of friends in one neighborhood, there's a good chance you live in that neighborhood; if you shop at a bunch of chain stores in a neighborhood, and those chain stores share your loyalty card data with data brokers, and those data brokers share it with Facebook, Facebook wouldÃâà...
The Mecklenburg Times
March 21, 2018
Dear Benny: We plan to sell our house this spring and want to use a real estate broker. However, there are a number of brokers and agents who would love to list our house and we don't know how to decide between all of them. - Karen. Dear Karen. At the very least, you have to personally ... SubscribeÃâà...
FinanceFeeds (blog)
March 21, 2018
Thus, Hong Kong-focused retail Forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:6877) has revised its agreement with Banclogix to include the development of a mobile trading application for KVB and to upgrade the SAP system for broker. Given the consistent increase of number of mobile internetÃâà...
HousingWire
March 21, 2018
There are several reasons for brokers feeling the rising rates less than other sectors of the mortgage market. Brokers in general thrive in purchase markets, UWM President and CEO Mat Ishbia said in an interview with HousingWire. Ishbia pointed out that brokers typically do less refinances, and thereforeÃâà...
AdvisorHub
March 21, 2018
At least two other brokers have been dismissed from the complex this year amid accusations of harassment, according to three persons with knowledge of their departures. Robert Perry, the manager of the “Beverly Hills” complex, took a leave of absence earlier this month but a person with knowledge of hisÃâà...
InvestmentNews
March 21, 2018
Of the brokers who were affected by their firm's departure from the protocol and are thinking about making a change, 30% said they expect a lower recruitment bonus to offset any legal costs that may be incurred by the new firm, and 44% said the change would affect their ability to bring their clients withÃâà...
