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SEC denies Freedom of Information request by RIABiz related to Virtus funds as Ameriprise and TD Ameritrade become latest biggies to cut ties

The regulator's non-response isn't proof of an investigation but big broker-dealers continue to see smoke as fire -- and Virtus's own SEC docs seem to warn of potential trouble brewing

Author Sanders Wommack March 30, 2015 at 5:19 PM
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Jonathan Haray: The real question is if the evidence will stem to Virtus from F-Squared, and in some sense the investigators are starting from scratch.

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Biz Briefs: The sorry scene at my local First Republic branch • Schwab launches new (smaller) lay-off round • Schwab hoovers pennies passing FINRA fee to clients • Gensler pleas for funds • Fidelity owner's private equity pres. retires • an Orion-Envestnet staff switcheroo • LPL dumps FutureAdvisor

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Fidelity will hire 4,000 staff in first half -- a staggering number but a tapering off from 'unprecedented' rate in 2021-2022 that catapulted it to 68,000 employees

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DAT

March 31, 2015 — 8:46 PM

Wow. The majority of us don’t understand that there is a treasure of information hidden in those disclosures.

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