MIAMI, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE
American: LTS, LTS PrA, LTSL, LTSF, LTSK, LTSH) ("Ladenburg"), a
publicly-traded diversified financial services company, today
announced the successful conclusion of its eighth annual Ladenburg
Institute of Women & Finance Symposium, an invitation-only
event held in New Orleans from
Oct. 14 to 16. This year's event
brought together more than 200 advisors and other attendees for
sessions on topics ranging from practice management and business
growth to effective networking; hosted ten female college students
and recent graduates interested in financial advisory careers
through Ladenburg's Link to the Future program; and honored three
outstanding female advisors with the inaugural Ladenburg Women's
Connection Awards for their contributions to broadening
opportunities for women.
The mission of the Ladenburg Institute of Women & Finance
("LIWF") is to increase the number of women advisors in the
independent financial advice space and provide career enrichment
and professional development opportunities for female advisors
affiliated with Ladenburg's subsidiary independent advisory and
brokerage (IAB) firms – Securities America, Triad Advisors,
Securities Service Network, Investacorp and KMS Financial
Services.
In addition to its annual symposium, LIWF holds webinars and
other training, education and networking events throughout the year
in order to build a community of peer support for female advisors,
facilitate mentoring of woman advisors by their female colleagues
and spread the word that the financial services space benefits from
creating more opportunities for women.
Richard Lampen, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Ladenburg, said, "The Ladenburg
Institute of Women & Finance's purpose aligns directly with
Ladenburg's broader mission to help advisors grow their businesses
and better serve their clients. Our eighth annual LIWF Symposium
was another rewarding and successful opportunity to support our
female advisors and honor their accomplishments. The women in
attendance this year, as in past years, were among our top
advisors, and it was a great inspiration to me to meet them and
hear how they are dedicated to serving their clients and building
their businesses. As we move ahead, their contributions will only
become more crucial. We look forward to working together to grow
our community of female advisors and further LIWF's mission."
Three Advisors Honored with Inaugural Ladenburg Women's
Connection Awards
This year's Symposium also featured the launch of the Ladenburg
Women's Connection Awards, which recognize outstanding advisors who
have demonstrated the qualities that most exemplify the mission of
LIWF. There are three separate awards, each given to one female
advisor that has been nominated by her peers:
- The Exemplary Practice Award honors a female advisor who
has brought other women into the industry via her practice and who,
through her mentorship and leadership, has nurtured their
careers.
- The Empowering Community Award honors a female advisor
who has supported women in her community, either through financial
advice programs tailored to women's needs, supporting academic
scholarships for young women interested in financial services
careers or otherwise empowering women.
- The Advancing Our Profession Award honors a female
advisor whose overall professional efforts through leadership,
education and community engagement support LIWF and its core values
of diversity, inclusion and advancement of women.
The winners, announced at the awards dinner on Oct. 14, were:
- Exemplary Practice: Kimberly
Kropp, Moylan Kropp
- Empowering Community: Luna
Jaffe, Lunaria Financial
- Advancing Our Profession: Gayle
B. Canini, Employee Benefits Administration, Inc.
Jaime Desmond, Chief Operating
Officer of Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management and Chairman of
LIWF's steering committee, said, "The Ladenburg Women's Connection
Awards recognize those women who are doing the hard work every day
to ensure that their peers have opportunities to grow and flourish
in our industry. These are pioneers who, through their vision,
expertise and overall excellence have raised the bar for what we
can all achieve towards advancing women's careers in finance. It is
our honor have them as part of the Ladenburg family."
Young Women Participate in Link to the Future Program
Ladenburg's Link to the Future program ("LTTF") provided
scholarships to ten female college students and recent graduates of
bachelor's and master's programs in business-related fields to
cover travel and lodging costs of attending the Symposium. At the
event, the LTTF participants were paired with an experienced female
advisor to answer questions, provide insights and help with
networking. Participants also attended a pre-conference educational
session, where they heard from senior industry professionals about
the day-to-day work of a financial advisor and how a future career
as a financial advisor can be a rewarding path for helping clients
achieve their life goals.
Participants included daughters of current advisors from
Ladenburg's IAB subsidiaries. They represented institutions from
across the country, including students and recent graduates from
colleges and universities in the New
Orleans area.
Amy Rehn, Chief Operating Officer
of Triad Advisors and a member of the LIWF steering committee,
said, "Part of our mission is to show young women what a career in
financial advice really looks like – specifically, that it's a
relationship-based business in which advisors become like members
of their clients' families as they play a crucial role in guiding
their clients towards achieving their long-term life goals. LIWF
and Link to the Future help to remove barriers that might prevent
otherwise interested young women from pursuing careers as financial
advisors and inspire them to join us in our exciting, gratifying
profession."
During the Symposium, experts spoke on a range of topics,
including practice management, financial planning strategies for
female clients and how health and wellness figure into the
provision of financial advice. Presenters also discussed the
implications of macroeconomic trends and federal tax policy.
Highlights included:
- Keynote speaker Julie
Littlechild, an author and client experience expert,
discussed her "Absolute Engagement" philosophy, which encourages
financial advisors and other entrepreneurs to design their
businesses in ways that reflect their personal vision and, in so
doing, drive revenue, lower stress and spend more time doing
impactful work.
- Chef Susan Spicer, celebrity
chef and owner of several successful restaurants, cooked a
New Orleans treat for
attendees.
- Mo Campanella, a professional
development consultant and trainer, talked about the value of
advisors recognizing the trade-offs of holding multiple roles in
their practices and opting for a CEO model of operation.
- Chris Johnson, an author and
speaker, discussed the importance of exercise, healthy eating
habits and getting enough rest to improve performance and increase
productivity.
For further information, please visit www.ltiwf.com.
About Ladenburg Thalmann
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial
Services Inc. (NYSE American: LTS, LTS PrA, LTSL, LTSF, LTSK, LTSH)
is a publicly-traded diversified financial services company based
in Miami, Florida. Ladenburg's
subsidiaries include industry-leading independent advisory and
brokerage (IAB) firms Securities America, Triad Advisors,
Securities Service Network, Investacorp and KMS Financial Services,
as well as Premier Trust, Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management,
Highland Capital Brokerage, a leading independent life insurance
brokerage company and full-service annuity processing and marketing
company, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., an investment bank
which has been a member of the New York Stock Exchange for over 135
years. The company is committed to investing in the growth of its
subsidiaries while respecting and maintaining their individual
business identities, cultures, and leadership. For more
information, please visit www.ladenburg.com.
This press release includes certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding future growth
and growth of our independent advisory and brokerage business.
These statements are based on management's current expectations or
beliefs and are subject to uncertainty and changes in
circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those
expressed or implied by the statements herein due to changes in
economic, business, competitive and / or regulatory factors,
including the SEC's proposed rules and interpretations concerning
the standards of conduct for broker dealers and investment advisers
when dealing with retail investors, future cash flows, a change in
the Company's dividend policy by the Company's Board of Directors
(which has the ability in its sole discretion to increase, decrease
or eliminate entirely the Company's dividend at any time) and other
risks and uncertainties affecting the operation of the Company's
business. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include
those set forth in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
and other factors detailed from time to time in its other filings
with the SEC. The information set forth herein should be read in
light of such risks. Further, investors should keep in mind that
the Company's quarterly revenue and profits can fluctuate
materially depending on many factors, including the number, size
and timing of completed offerings and other transactions.
Accordingly, the Company's revenue and profits in any particular
quarter may not be indicative of future results. The Company is
under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to,
update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or
otherwise, except as required by law.
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