Corporate governance

The practice left its BD less than a year after John Hancock acquired Transamerica Financial Advisors.

Derek Burke discussed the Advisor Group firm’s upcoming digital offering and his top priorities.

Germany’s largest bank plans to focus on on markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore and the U.S.

The retirement powerhouse has made six deals so far this year, most recently acquiring Davidson & Garrard with $685 million in AUM.

Armed with private equity capital, Carson Group rebrands and will become an aggressive M&A player, outsource provider and breakaway recruiter.

An internal memo shows tight deadlines for half the brokers the IBD hopes to retain after the deal.

Buyers have big M&A advantage; many sellers stuck in 'the valley of doom,' advisors are told at Deals & Deal Makers Summit.

Beefed-up market research will help the firm’s advisors, says President Adam Antoniades.

Bill Morrissey, who is leading the effort, described the firm's rapid, multipronged approach.

Clients in their 30s offer long-term value and are cheap to acquire. But they can be time consuming, interacting almost 15 times a year on average with their advisors.

Private equity-backed parent Advisor Group made the shakeup at a challenging time for IBDs.

The advisory firm knew the drill, but the storm still threw them for a loop.

The move previews what will be a tough recruiting fight for the IBD giant following its massive buy.

Advisor Jonathan Swanburg has insights for advisors with clients affected by natural disaster.

Early withdrawals from employer-sponsored plans can derail retirement, but may be necessary.

The average deal size for an RIA transaction is over $1 billion in AUM, according to Schwab.

The hurricane poses staffing and data challenges on firms with large facilities in its path.

“You can’t serve the public if your employees are shellshocked,” said one top banker, comments echoed by other institutions dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

The Internal Revenue Service granted additional relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday by making it easier for 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement plans to give loans and hardship distributions to aid victims.

Hurricane Harvey provides a grim reminder of how traumatic it can be to face the effects of severe weather. Here’s how to be effective if it happens to your clients.