Barclays

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  Barclays Recruits 18 Advisors; Morgan Stanley Adds 1; LPL Group Brings on Wells Team

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 7, 2012

  The new Barclays advisors come from many wirehouse and other firms with close to $40 million in yearly fees and commissions, as well as about $9.4 billion in assets.

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  Deutsche Bank Energy Unit Fights Market-Rigging Fine

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 7, 2012

  After the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hit Deutsche Bank with a $1.5 million penalty, the bank has struck back.

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  RBS May Face Fines on LIBOR

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2012

  The investigation of RBS by regulators in Britain and in the U.S. over the LIBOR rigging scandal could obscure the bank's performance.

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  Barclays Fined Record $470M on Energy Trades

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2012

  Barclays was hit with a record $469.9 million fine by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which also fined four of its former traders for manipulating energy rates in the western U.S. from late 2006 to 2008.

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  Barclays Eyed in Two New Probes

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 31, 2012

  Fresh from an FSA investigation into LIBOR rigging, Barclays is now the target of two more inquiries.

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  RBS Wins: Singapore LIBOR Papers to Be Sealed

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  The decision came in a closed hearing after the bank said that public availability of the documents could have “extensive potential prejudice” on confidential regulatory investigations.

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  Foreign Exchange Market Backs Away From Risk

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 22, 2012

  The practice of borrowing in low-yielding currencies to take advantage of higher yields in others is not as common as it has been.

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  Outflows at Man Group Reach $2.2 Billion

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  The largest publicly traded hedge fund manager in the world, Man Group, saw its outflows up by 57% in Q3, in a sales atmosphere that its CEO, Peter Clark, called “subdued.”

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  Obama vs. Romney: Top 7 Places Where Campaign Cash Comes From

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  September 26, 2012

  Which sectors give the most cash to which candidates? Some of the amounts are surprising.

• Recruiting Activity Gathering Steam As FAs Embrace Wide Range of Options

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  Many brokers continued to move between the wirehouses in the late summer and early fall.