Andrew Welsch

Recruiting stayed strong as Raymond James reported a 6% increase in quarterly profits for its wealth management unit year over year.

The SEC, not the Department of Labor, should "be driving this train," says SIFMA CEO Ken Bentsen.

Banking products and lending services helped boost the firm's bottom line even as advisor headcount continued to fall.

Will the trickle of advisors leaving Barclays for rival firms turn into a flood?

The advisor managed nearly half a billion dollars in client assets while at Barclays.

Two UBS advisors left the Swiss-owned wirehouse to rejoin Merrill Lynch.

Though the firm's revenue growth was tepid, the advisor ranks at the wirehouse expanded by 187 advisors, according to Bank of America which reported second quarter earnings for its wealth management unit.

Only 22% of affluent investors say they are familiar with what a robo advisor is, according to a new poll.

After announcing 11% growth in net income for the wirehouse's brokerage unit, Wells Fargo executives told analysts that they are thinking of launching a robo advisor.

Barclays lost another team, this time to Morgan Stanley, while its deal to sell its U.S. wealth management operations to Stifel is pending.

The wirehouse rolled out a new advertising campaign aiming to bolster its image in the eyes of clients as a goals-based wealth management firm.

Taking on the clients from a retiring advisor can be a huge boost for business – but successfully doing so is a difficult and time-consuming process.

Paul Reilly calls for more cooperation between regulators and the industry.

Adding a young advisor can boost business, but integrating a newcomer into a practice takes patience.

Tash Elwyn, president of Raymond James & Associates, says recent recruiting milestones have "triggered a number of inquiries" from advisors thinking of making a move.

The super regional is keeping its focus on an advisor-centric model, says the firm's president Tash Elwyn.

The moves represent another blow to Barclays, which lost five advisors in advance of a pending deal to sell its U.S. wealth management operations to Stifel.

Two advisors go independent with Raymond James, looking to structure their practice without wirehouse limitations.

The brokerage firms failed to waive mutual fund sales charges for certain charitable and retirement accounts, FINRA says.

Financial planners are looking for better valuations in developed economies overseas.