Andrew Welsch

The fast evolution of technology has many industry leaders trying to figure out whether robo advisors are a threat, a tool or something else entirely.

Stifel's CEO says his firm is enlarging its footprint in the independent space because clients are migrating there.

Wells Fargo's Mary Mack says advisors should embrace technology as the online retailer and companies like Apple and Uber have changed client expectations.

As older clients start drawing down their wealth, the industry needs younger investors to ensure its future, says Janney Montgomery Scott CEO Timothy Scheve.

The firm recruited three advisors to its employee and independent channels from rivals Edward Jones, Wells Fargo and MetLife Securities.

A father-and-son team from Janney Montgomery Scott joined the wirehouse.

Our latest tracking data shows that advisors are allocating more to global equities due to changes in the European Central Banks's monetary policy and more favorable valuations compared to equities at home.

The wirehouse landed five recruits from Stifel, Morgan Stanley and RBC.

Raymond James added a Wells Fargo advisor who managed $175 million in client assets.

The advisor, now barred from FINRA, allegedly violated his firm's policies and FINRA rules when he borrowed money to build a oceanfront vacation rental.

Long, who oversaw 400 advisors at Wedbush, parted ways with the firm earlier this month.

Four advisors joined the firm from rival brokerage D.A. Davidson.

An arbitration panel confirmed that a former advisor will pay back a promissory note to Morgan Stanley - almost 10 years after leaving the firm.

The now-barred advisor stole client funds, and later pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a separate case in which he was accused of defrauding the producers of a Broadway musical.

Launching another volley in the fight over a national fiduciary standard, an investor advocate group argues that brokerage firms are misleading investors.

Schwab sought restitution in arbitration after an advisor left its Private Client Group to join Merrill.

Two wirehouse advisors generating almost $1.7 million jumped to Steward Partners, an independent firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services.

Two complex directors moved up the ranks at the wirehouse.

The recruit generated $614,000 in production at his former job.

Morgan Stanley is shifting top executives at the wealth management and capital markets units to give the firm's leadership broader experience with its main businesses.