Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Rochdale may be at the end of its rope




Stamford, Conn.-based Rochdale Securities is struggling to secure a deep-pocketed buyer three weeks after a former trader, identified as David Miller, saddled the firm with $1 billion in “unauthorized” Apple trades that it wasn’t able to cover.

CEO Dan Crowley has been working around the clock to identify a “white knight” willing to save the 55-person broker dealer, according to sources. But staffers of the 37-year old firm worry ongoing investigations will turn off suitors and impede the firm’s ability to operate as a broker dealer.

The FBI and regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority are probing the errant trade. Finra has barred the firm from trading on behalf of clients until it resolves its capital shortfall, which could range from $5 million or $11 million....

Read all about it at http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/rochdale_may_be_at_the_end_of_its_M2A0PHB4CKockqFivmFo4M

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