Corporate governance

The team marks at least the second to opt for a smaller IBD over the nation’s largest.

IHT Wealth Management now has $2.4 billion in client assets.

The move marks the latest in a frenzied period one recruiter describes as “a feast.”

The number of transactions is expected to increase over 20% from 2016.

Custodian Trust Company of America helps RIAs create their own automated offerings.

If price were the only reason for success, competitors would have simply slashed their fees.

The regional firm, which has been a recruiting tear, pulled its newest hires from Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

I thought my entrepreneurial career was over. I was wrong.

Wealth Partners Capital Group's strategy uses a triumvirate, multi-regional method to buying firms.

An acquisition may pivot on making sure the RIA's nearly 200 advisors stick around after a deal closes.

While coping with the killing of a beloved colleague, EFS Advisors scrambles to protect his clients.

How Hurricane Harvey and mentoring efforts helped two advisors reframe their thinking about their industry and themselves.

The storm devastated Puerto Rico, which has seen a surge of client complaints.

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.