Portfolio

John Hancock Financial Network is picking up another 280 registered representatives?with the acquisition of Symetra Investment Services.

In a business where scale is everything, regional broker-dealers are growing rapidly. Check out which firms have the most advisors, and which are gaining ground.

Nuveen Investments is currently prepping the Nuveen Global Tactical Opportunities Plus Fund to launch within the next few months, according to a regulatory filing.

Timid clients and more fee-based business weighed on transaction revenues. See which firms fared best over the past year.

Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services introduced a platform that it hopes will make mergers and acquisitions easier for registered investments advisors.

San Francisco-based Forward Funds is once again looking to scale down its alternative mutual fund offerings liquidating.

RidgeWorth Investments is beefing up its sales team with the addition of Christopher Danos, Scott Goldberg and Mallory Carr.

John Hancock has agreed to acquire Bellevue, Wash.-based Symetra Investment Services from Symetra Financial Corporation.

Huntington, NY-based Catalyst Capital Advisors has added George Amrhein as Director of Business Development to build upon the firm’s key distribution relationships and manage the continued expansion of its lineup of mutual funds.

Payout is top-of-mind for most independent advisors. Which firms had the largest growth in payout? According to Financial Planning's analysis, here are the top 10 firms.