Jun 17, 2022 | Bank BDs, Industry Trends, Research, Third Party BDs
According to this year’s Annual Industry Checkup, banks and credit unions that work with third-party broker dealers once again outperformed their counterparts with affiliate BDs. Gross investment services revenue in institutions affiliated with third-party BDs...
May 19, 2022 | Advisors, Industry Trends, Research
Why the Findings of the Annual Industry Checkup Are Downright Frightening The financial institution investment services and insurance community enjoyed its best year in recent memory in 2021, as the nation shook off many of the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic....
Apr 13, 2022 | Industry Trends, Investments, Research, Study Groups
Last year was a fabulous time to be providing financial advice in a bank or credit union. According to the 2021/2022 Kehrer Bielan Annual Industry Checkup, revenue was up almost 17%. The problem with that success, of course, is that financial institution management...
Jan 6, 2022 | Advisors, Financial Planning, Research
Findings from the 2021 Kehrer Bielan Top Directors Awards Parsing the performance data from the investment services practices in 406 banks and credit unions to identify the 71 best performers provides a window into what makes an investment services firm great.1 One...
Apr 28, 2020 | Advisors, Research
Referrals from branch staff have been a defining aspect of investment services in banks and credit unions. The availability of qualified referrals has helped attract advisors to financial institutions and helped banks and credit unions pay out 5 to 6 percentage points...
