Ladenburg Thalmann

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  Great Plains Financial Group Joins Securities America

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  February 24, 2012

  Securities America announced Thursday that Great Plains Financial Group has joined the La Vista, Neb.-based broker-dealer.

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  Ladenburg Joins FSI, Adding 2,700 Members to Lobby Group

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2012

  FSI's membership now includes advisors from all three of Ladenburg’s indie BD subsidiaries, including Securities America, Triad Advisors and Investacorp.

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  Ameriprise Adds Morgan Stanley, Other Reps With $565M in Assets

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2011

  Independent and employee advisors join Ameriprise Financial in California, New Jersey and Oklahoma

• FINRA Smacks 18 Firms, Workers Tied to Private Placements

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2011

  FINRA said Tuesday that it sanctioned eight firms and 10 individuals and ordered restitution of more than $3.2 million for sales of private placements, including some issued by Provident Royalties and Medical Capital Holdings.

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  Regions' Latest Move Could Propel Sale of Morgan Keegan, Say Experts

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2011

  Regions Financial Corp. is offering potential suitors for its Morgan Keegan broker-dealer up to $200 million in financing, according to a report released Sunday.

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  Morgan Keegan Bleeds as Sale Drags On, Experts Say

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 30, 2011

  As the clock keeps ticking on a possible sale, advisors at Memphis, Tenn.-based Morgan Keegan are likely to continue to leave or at least consider it, recruiters tell AdvisorOne, which drains the value of the broker-dealer to potential acquirers.

• Ladenburg Thalmann to Buy Securities America

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 29, 2011

  Ladenburg Thalmann said that it planned to pay Ameriprise Financial $150 million in cash for Securities America in late August. In addition, the Miami-based broker-dealer says it will pay up to $70 million in 2012 and 2013 in so-called earn-outs, as the firm explained in an SEC report. Plus, Ameriprise...

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  Commonwealth Snags Three Securities America Top Producers

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 6, 2011

  Ladenburg Thalmann’s offer to buy Securities America may have staunched the hemorrhaging, but some leakage is still in evidence as Commonwealth grabbed three top producers from the troubled broker-dealer.

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  Securities America Sale: Final Price Could Be $220 Million; Big Retention Bonuses

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 19, 2011

  Ladenburg Thalmann files 8-K; retention bonuses of 15% of yearly fees and commissions are being offered by the company, sources say.

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  Securities America Deal: ‘Huge Gamble’ for Advisors and Ladenburg, Experts Say

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 17, 2011

  Recruiters are concerned that the deal will be good for Ameriprise but leave advisors in the cold, leaving them with uncertainty and lacking in better services and products.