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LPL has reeled in about half of the reps changing their BDs so far this year, but the full RIA channel is also reaping big gains. Plus, other news in the indie space.

The rollover period has been extended to Aug. 31, allowing some clients to breath a sigh of relief.

Asset manager Blueprint Capital Advisors claims they stole confidential business information and discriminated against the Black-owned firm.

The wirehouse says it wants to simplify pricing for separately managed accounts and expand client choice.

As the industry pushed to comply with the fiduciary rule, new issues emerged.

The wirehouse added more than a dozen advisors in the last month managing more than $1 billion in client assets.

The court has suggested that federal law bars awards from going further, blunting a legal tool that critics say the agency has abused.

Just 5% of its 16,000 employees are Black, according to the company.

The firm employs just short of 70,000 people in 50 countries and had 80% of its worldwide staff at home during the height of the pandemic

"The stillness of the time produced by the pandemic quarantine has put age-old issues in the spotlight,” writes Visionary Leader Awards judge Dasarte Yarnway.