Read more brokers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30116/brokers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:55:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65814/taiwan-bridles-foreign-wife-brokers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaiwan is clamping down on companies that arrange quicky foreign marriages for male customers, the BBC reports. Many Taiwanese men say they fly to Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia and Vietnam for brides because women in Taiwan are putting off marriage for career. But officials say cross-border weddings are built...http://www.newser.com/story/65814/taiwan-bridles-foreign-wife-brokers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 19:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64829/ny-ag-slaps-schwab-with-suit-over-defrauding-clients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York attorney general has told Charles Schwab he will sue the brokerage for civil fraud over its marketing of securities to clients, reports the Wall Street Journal . Andrew Cuomo alleges that Schwab's brokers had little understanding of the financial instruments and then failed to inform clients that the...http://www.newser.com/story/64829/ny-ag-slaps-schwab-with-suit-over-defrauding-clients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 5:44:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64774/russian-green-card-marriages-are-big-biz-in-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussian women are so eager for green cards that one New York-area weekly devotes an entire page to marriage ads, the New York Post reports. A Post reporter, posing as an immigrant angling for a green card, contacted a marriage broker and got the going rate: $31,500, $6,500...http://www.newser.com/story/64774/russian-green-card-marriages-are-big-biz-in-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Jul 2009 16:34:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58167/brokers-bail-on-wall-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rising number of stock brokers are abandoning the industry as markets fall and commissions dry up, the Wall Street Journal reports. More brokers have already departed this year than in any of the last 15 years, and experts expect the exodus to continue as investors shift assets out of...http://www.newser.com/story/58167/brokers-bail-on-wall-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 2:46:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48589/madoff-scandal-turns-up-heat-on-financial-advisers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWall Street advisers and brokers are tussling over the details of a looming regulatory overhaul as Washington takes steps to prevent another Bernard Madoff scandal, Bloomberg reports. Advisers want brokers who counsel clients to be subject to the same oversight they’re under; currently, their brokerage counterparts can profit by swaying...http://www.newser.com/story/48589/madoff-scandal-turns-up-heat-on-financial-advisers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 15:53:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47779/stockbrokers-in-high-demand-on-back-to-basics-wall-st.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith investment bankers and trading desks disgraced by crippling losses, the everyday stockbroker is enjoying a renaissance as Wall Street firms look to stay relevant to customers and investors, the Wall Street Journal reports. The likely deal between Morgan Stanley and Citigroup that would create the world’s largest brokerage unit...http://www.newser.com/story/47779/stockbrokers-in-high-demand-on-back-to-basics-wall-st.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 12:56:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/26180/nine-inch-nails-pinch-scalpers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNine Inch Nails aims to outmaneuver scalpers and undercut premium ticket brokers with an online strategy during an upcoming summer concert tour, Reuters reports. Tickets will be sold directly to fans registered on the band's website beginning 72 hours before each concert date. Organizers hope tight ID restrictions will ensure...http://www.newser.com/story/26180/nine-inch-nails-pinch-scalpers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 May 2008 7:43:12 CDT