Not that long ago there were 6,000 broker/dealers registered with FINRA. Now there are 4,000. Is there a future for the small and mid-sized broker/dealer? Bill Singer speaks to Martin Kaplan, partner ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is probing broker-dealer firms involved in taking small foreign companies public, the latest effort by a regulator to crack down on pump-and-dump schemes.

The National Association of Independent Broker/Dealers (NAIBD) is working to prevent proposed legislation in Congress from increasing the auditing costs of small independent broker/dealers. These ...

In the future, will people have relationships with their financial advisors or with the advisors’ broker-dealers, custodians and other affiliated businesses? It’s an uncomfortable question. Clients ...

As of 2024, the number of Commission-registered broker-dealers has declined by nearly 30% from 4,758 in 2010 to 3,341, signaling significant industry consolidation, according to a new report by the ...

Broker-dealer earnings in the third quarter rose as much as 74% from a year ago, with nearly all firms reporting Q3 earnings growth near or higher than 19%. One BD did report a small loss, tied to one ...