brokerage industry

KBW Strengthens Diversified Financials Investment Banking Team

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW), a full-service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector, today announces that Chauncey Dewey has been promoted to Head of

Free webinar to feature social media and brokerage industry

We've noted over on our sister publications FierceFinanceIT and FierceComplianceIT that we're offering a free webinar on October 26 devoted to the subject of social media and the brokerage industry.

ConvergEx's NorthPoint Receives Highest Customer Service Ranking in Global Custodian's Prime Brokerage Survey

Top Overall Scores Among Competitors with 59 "Best in Class" WinsNEW YORK, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that its NorthPoint prime

DST Systems to Acquire Assets of Finix Business Strategies and Finix Converge

Newly formed DST Brokerage Solutions positions DST to dramatically impact the broker-dealer marketKANSAS CITY, Mo., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST) has signed a

Direct Access Partners, LLC Announces Major Enhancement to Global Prime Services

Brian Stutman appointed Managing Director and Head of Global Prime Services Enhanced offering provides comprehensive custodial, trading and capital introduction serviceNEW YORK--(BUSINESS

Fitch Releases U.S. Insurance Broker 2011 Outlook Report

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings today released its annual analysis of the U.S. insurance brokerage industry. Fitch expects that prospects for revenue and earnings growth in the U.S.

UBM TechInsights Expands Patent Brokerage Business

OTTAWA, Ontario, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechInsights, a division of United Business Media Limited, today announces that it has appointed patent brokerage industry leaders Arthur Monk and

Fiduciary vs. suitability debate comes to a head

Investment advisors and brokers are watching the industry change before their very eyes. It could change a lot more depending on how the SEC handles some big issues. The biggest of these is the

BNY Mellon's Pershing Prime Brokerage Unit Captures Top Honors At HFMWeek Awards

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, announced today its prime brokerage services earned top honors at the HFMWeek US Hedge Fund Services Awards

Equisearch to Debut New Offerings Designed to Expand Services for Mutual Fund and Brokerage Industry

ELMSFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Equisearch, a leading provider of services for search and recovery of lost and at-risk financial assets, today announced plans to unveil a number of enhanced tools