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The new recruits had an annual production of $2 million.

The new exec will help the bank's wealth management business groups work together to bring in more business.

RIAs can be an easy entry point for organizations looking to move dirty money and avoid other financial entities that have formal AML procedures in place, says FinCEN.

BlackRock said it is acquiring digital wealth management firm FutureAdvisor, joining the ever more crowded ranks of robo advisors.

The couple had nearly $1.7 million in annual production while at Edward Jones.

Salesforce launched a new platform to help advisors work more efficiently as the cloud computing giant pushes forward with ambitious plans to alter the RIA tech space.

Recruits leave the wirehouse for the independent side at Wells Fargo.

Focus Financial Partners' Chris Dupuy, a former Merrill Lynch executive, talks recruiting, breakaways and why he tells some advisors that independence isn't for them.

"The D.C. metro area is a hot market," says Savant Chief Executive Brent Brodeski.

Julz Burgess will provide strategic direction and focus on business development, client service and retention.