Practice

Three wirehouse advisors joined RBC to open a new branch office.

Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker proposed a massive shake-up of the U.S. financial regulatory system on Monday that would consolidate oversight into three super regulators.

Behind the accounting errors that knocked $4 billion off American Realty Capital Properties' market value was a hidden scheme that generated more than $900 million in managers’ fees and bonuses, investors said in a lawsuit against the company.

New Fidelity research zeroes in on the best practices of RIAs who the custodian identifies as 'marketing leaders.' See what sets them apart.

The Department of Labor's latest proposal should be fully digested and evaluated before public comments are sought by the agency.

An arbitration panel granted the wirehouse's request for damages for breach of contract, but the award fell short of the original $1.4 million the firm sought.

Lee D. Weiss of Family Endowment Partners put millions of client money into a quasi-Ponzi scheme, lawyer says.

Nearly 60% of retirees started collecting Social Security before they reached full retirement age, reducing benefits by as much as 30%, according to a survey.

Quartet of advisors with $175M in AUM joins Raymond James' independent operation.

Bank of America and its Merrill Lynch unit were sued by two former financial-advisor trainees who claim they weren’t paid overtime for long days and weekend work.