Jessica Mathews is an associate editor for Financial Planning. Follow her on Twitter at @jessicakmathews.
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This is the first move of Joseph Chu’s financial career, but it’s not the wirehouse’s first big loss this year.
September 7 -
An advisor kept working with clients, and impersonated others on phone calls with Schwab, the SEC says.
September 6 -
A total of 155 new advisors have joined Ameriprise in the last two quarters, and they keep coming.
September 5 -
Two wirehouse advisors left the Charlotte branch one Friday afternoon, for separate firms.
September 5 -
Just over half of all asset managers either have or are planning a “limited” number of machine learning initiatives.
August 31 -
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.
August 29 -
The liquidations are part of an ongoing process to ensure its products meet their clients' evolving needs, the firm says.
August 23 -
Soon after shuffling C-suite, the independent broker-dealer brings on nine advisors while it continues hunt for a new CFO.
August 22 -
Merrill Lynch’s head count isn’t suffering, but some regional BDs have grown by thousands in the past five years.
August 21 -
The firm’s most recent hires are 2 advisors overseeing more than $550 million in client assets.
August 20 -
The Advisor Group IBD acquired Capital One’s in-branch brokerage unit last month, but it hasn’t stepped away from traditional recruiting either.
August 20 -
The actively managed offering aims to invest in corporate and non-corporate obligations, excluding government-guaranteed issues.
August 15 -
Clashes over the Labor Department's fiduciary rule have carried over into the debate on the SEC's proposed regulation.
August 14 -
The firm, which has opened five new offices and acquired a firm this year, is putting another familiar face on its executive committee.
August 7 -
Already an aggressive recruiter, the firm upped its advisor head count by 115 during the recent quarter.
July 31 -
Stifel is expanding on the West Coast, hiring 13 recruits in California year-to-date.
July 30 -
Banking scandals are playing only a small role in advisor attrition, the firm says.
July 25 -
The regional firm has opened five new branches and hired at least 73 advisors year-to-date.
July 20 -
Allison Felix was promoted after 17 years at the firm, part of a transitional process to eventually become CEO.
July 20 -
Acorns co-founder Jeffrey Cruttenden says clients would vote, if they realized they had the rights.
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