Jessica Mathews

Carla Wigen joins the senior leadership team at the Seattle-based firm, which advises on about $5 billion in assets.

Computer algorithms could increase portfolio returns by whole percentage points.

It’s the first U.S.-domiciled index ETF of ETFs with access to the global investment-grade credit universe, the firm said.

The regional broker-dealer’s head count jumped up to 1,824 in the third quarter.

The firm allegedly encouraged clients to use an affiliated investment advisor, and benefitted from the fees it charged them.

This is the first move of Joseph Chu’s financial career, but it’s not the wirehouse’s first big loss this year.

An advisor kept working with clients, and impersonated others on phone calls with Schwab, the SEC says.

A total of 155 new advisors have joined Ameriprise in the last two quarters, and they keep coming.

Two wirehouse advisors left the Charlotte branch one Friday afternoon, for separate firms.

Just over half of all asset managers either have or are planning a “limited” number of machine learning initiatives.

Robert Graham allegedly solicited clients into risky investments, which he directed to his private company. He is the ex-chief of the Arizona Republican Party.

The liquidations are part of an ongoing process to ensure its products meet their clients' evolving needs, the firm says.

Soon after shuffling C-suite, the independent broker-dealer brings on nine advisors while it continues hunt for a new CFO.

Merrill Lynch’s head count isn’t suffering, but some regional BDs have grown by thousands in the past five years.

The firm’s most recent hires are 2 advisors overseeing more than $550 million in client assets.

The Advisor Group IBD acquired Capital One’s in-branch brokerage unit last month, but it hasn’t stepped away from traditional recruiting either.

The actively managed offering aims to invest in corporate and non-corporate obligations, excluding government-guaranteed issues.

Clashes over the Labor Department's fiduciary rule have carried over into the debate on the SEC's proposed regulation.

The firm, which has opened five new offices and acquired a firm this year, is putting another familiar face on its executive committee.

Already an aggressive recruiter, the firm upped its advisor head count by 115 during the recent quarter.