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Barclays hired Akshaya Bhargava as chief executive officer of its wealth and investment management business to replace Peter Horrell, who stepped down.

Consumer and industry advocates are criticizing FINRA over its alternative to a proposal that would have required recruiting firms to disclose advisor compensation incentives to clients when moving between brokerages.

Wells Fargo landed in hot water for failing to act on indications that a broker traded on insider information.

In which the author takes a pair of popular assessments and finds he’s not as daring as he thought he was.

Brad Bueermann of FP Transitions says you should go with the right fit when buying or selling an advisory business.

Since taking over in 2010, Moynihan has been negotiator-in-chief. Now he faces an equally daunting challenge: nudging the nation’s second-largest bank back to growth.

"One thing we can tell you is our opposition was there before us," says FPA's director of advocacy. "We heard over and over again the argument that if a fiduciary standard were extended to broker-dealers the middle market would be hurt."

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Darrel Hackett will be responsible for BMO Financial Group's personal wealth management businesses throughout the United States.

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