Corporate governance

For its annual NOVA awards, NICSA recognized asset managers and executives for operational excellence and product development.

Blucora’s Avantax Wealth Management combines two firms that took competing approaches to serving tax professionals branching into wealth management.

Buyers and sellers both can benefit from a formula based on the future performance of the business, rather than a metric of current performance.

The firm is relying on firm reputation and word-of-mouth referrals for growth.

Triad Hybrid Solutions has added 31 advisors and $1.3 billion in AUM since the beginning of last year.

CEO James Poer seeks a different approach from rivals under the IBD’s new ownership.

The firms broke with Climate Action 100+, a group of money managers overseeing more than $33 trillion, during this proxy season.

The private equity-backed IBD and its breakaway channel added teams managing $380 million in client assets.

The independent broker-dealer has launched subsidiary Bluespring Wealth Partners, which promptly snapped up two practices with $550 million in client assets.

It's important to teach younger advisors every aspect of your practice. Start with "I don't know."

The aggregator’s $300 billion-plus institutional retirement business is an advantage in a competitive market.

The firm added an experienced advisor from Wells Fargo after recruiting 72 other tenured reps in the second quarter.

President Adam Antoniades cites record expansion for the year, but the IBD network faces challenges related to recruiting and debt levels.

To stand apart from broker-dealers, advisors may not need tougher rules, but smarter marketing.

The RIA holding company reports a 30% rise in revenues and 30 M&A deals.

Ladenburg Thalmann's largest firm has added at least five teams in the wake of recent acquisitions by rivals.

The freshly recapitalized firm is offering succession services without any custodial or affiliation requirements.

After affiliating with Advisor Group following its acquisition, Signature Estate & Investment Advisors aims to offer its TAMP across the network.

Integrated Partners added a father-son team, surpassing its recruited client assets from the previous year.

Commonwealth and Edward Jones remain the top-rated firms — J.D. Power notes they share a few characteristics in common.