Career moves

The bank promoted Denver’s regional leader of the business to oversee all aspects of Ascent Private Capital Management nationwide.

Wealth Enhancement Group would grow to nearly 70 advisors nationwide under its second major purchase of the year.

Banking scandals are playing only a small role in advisor attrition, the firm says.

Firms are doubling down on efforts to boost the ranks of women advisors.

The regional broker-dealer has stepped up its expansion this year.

John and Cary Kortze opened Steward Partners' 16th branch office.

The regional firm has opened five new branches and hired at least 73 advisors year-to-date.

Six of the top 10 advisor recruits — managing roughly $13.2 billion in client assets — have walked out of the wirehouse so far this year.

These mega brokers managed $18 billion in assets at their previous firms.

The recruits oversaw more than $200 million in client assets.