Raymond James Financial

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  SEC Funding Boost ‘Not Going to Happen’: SRO Bill Co-Sponsor

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2012

  Opponents of Rep. Spencer Bachus’ bill calling for a SRO to oversee advisors had their hopes that the SEC would receive a boost in funding in order to thwart an SRO quashed on Wednesday.

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  Raymond James’ Averitt Recognized for Leadership at Conference

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 25, 2012

  The popular leader of Raymond James’ independent-advisor channel steps down after 34 years at the firm.

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  Raymond James Shows Morgan Keegan Effect on April Results for FAs

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 24, 2012

  The combined advisor force generated more than $250 million in total fees and commissions with Morgan Keegan FAs adding nearly 25% boost.

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  Raymond James Rolls Out New Advisor Software at Confab

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 21, 2012

  At the Raymond James conference, Scott Curtis took the helm as leader of RJ's independent-contractor channel while other executives unveiled the company's new desktop system.

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  New Hire Roundup: TD Ameritrade Institutional Welcomes Gaze

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2012

  This week in new hires, Christine Gaze joined TD Ameritrade Institutional, Robert Bernstein went to Windham Capital and Raymond James confirmed the appointment of John Carson as president of its board.

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  RJ-MK Merger: It’s a Wrap

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2012

  Raymond James Financial said April 2 that it had completed the acquisition of Morgan Keegan from Regions Financial, paying $1.2 billion in cash.

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  Morgan Keegan Fined for Pension Investment Kickbacks

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2012

  The EBSA announced Monday that it had fined Morgan Keegan $634,000 for violating its fiduciary obligations to 10 pension plans.

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  Raymond James Reorganizes Employee BD Unit, Names COO

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2012

  Moves integrate Morgan Keegan leadership and regional directors; structure to “maintain intimacy and responsiveness,” says Raymond James’ Tash Elwyn.

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  Raymond James Completes $1.2B Deal for Morgan Keegan

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2012

  Raymond James says acquisition from Regions Financial will give it nearly 6,500 representatives across employee, independent BD platforms.

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  Morgan Stanley Grabs UBS Team; Loses Reps to Merrill, Others

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 30, 2012

  Threat of credit downgrade shouldn’t hurt its recruiting power, experts say