By Erwin J.Shutak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Wednesday, December 30, 2015.
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LPL Financial announced this week it was doing more belt-tightening and has eliminated 70 jobs and is delaying salary increases for employees for at least 6 months.
LPL’s CEO, Mark Cassidy, announced in October to investors that the firm intended to keep a sharp eye on growth of expenses during 2016 and to launch a $500 million share buy-back.
These cost saving measures no doubt are at the behest of, and part of an effort by Marcato Capital, the hedge fund that purchased a 6.3% stake in LPL, to improve the bottom line. After all, hedge funds don’t make huge investments in companies to have them stay lax on the bottom line.
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