Schwab

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  Schwab Backs Off on Class-Action Ban—for Now

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  Charles Schwab on Thursday said it would lift a ban on client class-action suits until all legal and regulatory challenges were resolved.

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  Cetera’s Barnaby Grist Leaving BD to Care for Family

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2013

  Barnaby Grist, EVP of wealth management, preached that health and family come first to his team at Cetera, and now he’s putting the belief into practice.

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  Want to Hire Young Advisors? Let Them Work With People

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2013

  The No. 1 role students want in a financial services firm is relationship management, a survey by Schwab Advisor Services found.

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  High Flyin’: Revisiting the Hybrid Model With HighTower

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  A few years ago, I did some publishing consulting work for Elliot Weissbluth, the CEO of HighTower Advisors in Chicago.

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  Schwab Rolls Out ‘Game-Changer’: A Commission-Free ETF Platform

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  The new OneSource platform sets no limit on how many trades advisors can make with 105 ETFs on offer.

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  Schwab Names 3 RIA Firms as Impact Award Winners for 2012

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  Seventh annual awards handed out honors for Best-in-Business, Trailblazer and Pacesetter for the RIAs excellence, growth, leadership and contributions to the industry.

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  Schwab’s Sonders: Election Gives ‘No Clarity’ on Fiscal Cliff; Townsend on Dodd-Frank

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2012

  If Congress and Obama don’t show they can “play nicely in the same sandbox,” consumer confidence would suffer and there would be a real risk of a modest recession, Schwab’s chief investment strategist says, though she still sees some silver linings post-election.

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  Schwab to Close Broker-Dealer BrokersXpress

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2012

  BrokersXpress, the specialty broker-dealer owned by Schwab under OptionsXpress Holdings, reportedly told advisors and clients on Wednesday that it would shut its doors.

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  Judge Pushes Schwab Suit Against FINRA to Disciplinary Panel

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2012

  A federal judge dismissed a legal action filed by Charles Schwab against FINRA challenging a complaint FINRA levied against Schwab on Feb. 1.

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  In ‘Hugely Important’ Move, Schwab Endorses DTCC’s AIP Custody Service

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2012

  With SEC no-action letter in hand, custodian to begin automated settlement and reporting of alternative investments for its advisor clients.