Brokerages believe higher costs, more complex rules, and overlapping regulations will be the results of a new, tighter fiduciary standard by the U.S. Department of Labor. As companies such as D.A. Davidson & Co. determine just how the new regulations will affect them, Executive Chairman Bill Johnstone said clients may face more hurdles in how they obtain investment and retirement advice.In fact, middle-class savers are likely to suffer the most effects under the proposed new rule, he said.Jo...
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Sam Doyle, left, spends much of his free time as a volunteer fishing instructor.By day, you’ll most likely find Sam Doyle, President of Fixed Income Capital Markets at D.A. Davidson & Co., hard at work in his Denver office. By evenings and weekends, you’re just as likely to find him on the river with a fly rod in his hand and a novice fly-fisherman by his side. Sam is a volunteer instructor and guide for Reel Recovery, a non-profit fly-fishing instruction and support group for me...
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TigerLogic Corporation (OTCQX: TIGR) has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its assets associated with its Postano business to Sprinklr, Inc., the world’s most complete enterprise social technology company. The transaction is expected to close in March.D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm based in the Northwest, served as exclusive financial advisor to TigerLogic Corporation in the sale.D.A. Davidson provides full-service advisory and ...
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State Bank Corp. (OTCQB: SBAZ), the holding company for Mohave State Bank, has announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement whereby Country Bank will merge into Mohave State Bank in a transaction valued at approximately $29.6 million. The transaction combines two of the leading community bank franchises headquartered in Arizona with approximately $530 million in combined assets.D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm headquartered in the Northwest, served ...
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Acquisition of world-leading specialty mineral innovator to create a broader nutritional platform of an international specialty chemical providerD.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm with a nationwide investment banking practice, served as exclusive financial advisor to Albion International, the category-leading provider of specialty mineral nutrition solutions for the global human and plant nutrition markets, on its $111.5 million sale to Balchem Corporation (NasdaqGS: BCPC), ...
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Transaction combines key innovators to create clear leader of mobile device accessories marketD.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm with a nationwide investment banking practice, served as exclusive financial advisor to ZAGG Inc., a leading designer and multichannel distributer of award-winning mobile device accessories, on its $100 million-plus acquisition of mophie, inc., the No. 1 selling battery case manufacturer in North America. As advisor to ZAGG, D.A. Davidson participa...
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