But there is a potential conflict of interest if it is acting as the fund's prime broker as well.
Mr. Bacanovic is also Dr. Waksal's broker, as well as the broker for Dr. Waksal's two adult daughters.
Not long before the closing, buyers walk through the apartment or house, usually accompanied by their real estate broker as well as the seller's agent.
In the "Unlikely" scenario: Mr. Madoff, who acted as a broker as well as an investor, was "front-running" his brokerage customers.
In the past, I've offered a few pointers on how to choose a good business broker, as well as how to determine what kind of professional you may need.
But he drew the line at paying a higher price, which was suggested by Ms. Luest and her broker as well as Mr. Bergeron's broker, Kelly Cole of the Corcoran Group.
Schmidtbank has racked up losses from Consors, an online broker, as well as from bad loans to Germany's Mittelstand companies.French connectionsShares in Bull, the troubled French computer company, shot up when its chairman, Guy de Panafieu, resigned.
Mr. Bacanovic was his broker as well, and prosecutors say the broker, who was on vacation, ordered his assistant to tell Ms. Stewart that the Waksals were selling their stock.
This is important because if you need to make a claim it can take longer to do so through a broker, as many operate with far fewer employees than the major courier services.
Thailand's military government subsequently called for a speeding up of draft laws that will ban commercial surrogacy, prohibit advertising or people acting as an agent or broker as well as the trade in eggs and sperm.
A percentage of each commission is deducted from the broker's paycheck to make up this budget, which is spent entirely at the discretion of the broker, as long as the items appear on a list of Corcoran's approved expenses.
