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Fourth-quarter revenue from trust and investment services fell 6% to $79 million from $84 million a year ago. Revenue from the retail brokerage business also slipped, falling 3% to $71 million.

The newly appointed executive will coordinate a cross-platform family office strategy to ensure that family offices can access Wells Fargo's products and services easily.

The decline was due to the fiduciary trust businesses moving to a more open architecture platform and a drop in AUM in proprietary mutual funds.

Why BBVA Compass inked a deal with BlackRock's recently acquired robo platform, FutureAdvisor.

Judging from the questions executives fielded about everything from the slowdown in China to the bank's energy exposure to the potential for another 2008-style crisis, worries are running high.

The Birmingham, Ala.-based bank posted $100 million in fourth-quarter revenue from its brokerage, trust and insurance services operations, up almost 10% year-over-year.

Fourth-quarter earnings from wealth management and securities services swelled 11% to $71 million from $64 million a year ago.

The virtual credit union was attracted to Cetera's "rep on demand" and other virtual advising services.

Global wealth management generated $5.8 billion in revenue in 2015, up 2% year-over-year.

The Scranton, Pa.-based bank will look to LPL to help grow its wealth management business, which the bank has identified as a core strategy for 2016 and beyond.

The deal marks the first big bank client for FutureAdvisor since it was acquired by BlackRock last year.

Authentication methods meant to keep cybercriminals from taking over bank accounts can also lock out legitimate users.

Family-owned Johnson Bank will boost its AUM to $8.5 billion after the acquisition of the Milwaukee-based RIA.

A few banks started paying their advisors by salary years ago--now others are considering the same.

Veteran bank advisors are being lured away by big brokerages and finding new talent to take their place is challenging.

J.P. Morgan Securities agreed to pay $4 million to settle the charges, according to authorities.

In a speech in New York City, Sanders vowed to remove the ability of the Federal Reserve to pay interest to banks for their excess reserves, turn the credit rating agencies into nonprofits, allow the U.S. Postal Service to offer bank products, and cap ATM fees and interest rates for loans.

The acquisition of the RIA firm is expected to increase BOK's assets under management by about $340 million.

Analysts warn that banks should be careful about letting relationships with aggregators turn adversarial.

The Iowa locally owned bank moved to Raymond James after a 20-year run with another broker-dealer.