John Simmers

• Growing in Numbers and Influence

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  January 30, 2007

  Kicking off the annual conference of the Financial Services Institute (FSI) in Orlando on Jan. 29, the new chair of the independent broker/dealer group, John Simmers of ING Advisors Group, listed the accomplishments of FSI since its inception in 2004 and under the tutelage of outgoing chairman John Poff of...

• FSI Names John Simmers of ING as Chairman

  By Staff Writer  |  January 4, 2007

  The Financial Services Institute (FSI) has announced the election of new leaders for 2007. The new Chairman is John Simmers, CEO of El Segundo, California-based ING Advisors Network. Simmers is currently an industry member of the NASD board of governors. In his role with FSI, Simmers succeeds John Poff, president...

• The value of independence

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2006

  The continuing exodus of wirehouse reps, combined with flexible and generous payout and affiliation options on the part of broker/dealers, means a more customized relationship...