Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

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  SEC, FINRA, DOL Enforcement Roundup: 8 Charged for Insider Trading on Pharma Deal

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2012

  Among the recent actions taken by the regulators were a settlement of $1.27 million to be paid by an advisory firm to 13 pension plans and charges in an insider trading ring.

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  12 Key Investment Tips for September From Morgan Stanley

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2012

  MSSB’s global investment group shares its asset-allocation strategy for equities, bonds and alternatives for the early fall of 2012.

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  Janney Grabs UBS Rep, Recruits 25 Advisors Year-to-Date

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 28, 2012

  The firm could finish the year with some 750 employee advisors, Private Client Group President Jerry Lombard said.

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  12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q2 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2012

  Earnings fell as much as 58%, but also jumped over 600% within the broker-dealer industry—AdvisorOne spotlights the six best and six worst.

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  Morgan Stanley Loses Manager, Reps to Janney and Wells Fargo

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 20, 2012

  As Morgan Stanley continues to cut costs and find other ways to boost results, its rivals are picking up departing branch managers and advisors.

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  What Bubble? Dividend Stocks Continue to Pay Off for Income Seekers: Global X

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 13, 2012

  Despite market buzz that dividend-paying stocks are nearing bubble-like proportions, investor demand keeps driving Global X Funds to create new income-producing ETFs, CEO Bruno del Ama said Monday.

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  MSSB Loses $600 Million Lerner Group to HighTower

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 16, 2012

  This is the seventh new advisor team in 2012 to join the Chicago-based financial services firm run by CEO Elliot Weissbluth.

• MLPs Come into Sharp Focus

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  June 27, 2012

  The young, tax-advantaged asset class of master limited partnerships, with its unique structure and method of return, has been picking up steam for the past several years.

• Portfolio Fix: MLPs and Positive Returns

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  June 27, 2012

  Savvy financial advisors know that these days of high market volatility and low interest rates demand strategic thinking to help clients reap fruitful investment returns.

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  LPL-Affiliated Retirement Group Hires 5 Consultants

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2012

  The advisors join the $7 billion advisory firm in locations across the West and Midwest.