As the No. 1 IBD rolls out M&A services to advisors this quarter and reels in record recruits, Dan Arnold says the firm is experimenting.

APIs, proprietary funds, customer service issues: executives explain what they’re planning as their company hits $6.7 trillion in client assets.

Despite the credit-positive reading by one agency, the IBDs are competing against less leveraged rivals.

The nearly 10,000 advisors affiliated with the firm grow 2.5 times as fast as their peers at rival brokerages, CEO Jim Cracchiolo says.

The increase comes as the recruiting market heats up.

The 2,500-advisor firm is sneaking up on larger rivals by adopting an approach that’s increasingly popular across wealth management.

Strong 2020 returns have given a boost to the Swiss bank's new CEO, Ralph Hamers, whose start has been overshadowed by a Dutch probe into his role in a money laundering scandal at his former employer.

A team that has grown through acquisitions dropped the No. 1 IBD after the institution purchased another one for more than $600 million.

The firm pivoted away from an aggressive hiring strategy in 2016 and has seen a substantial drop in costs associated with picking up experienced talent.

The results underscore the standout performance of the industry's largest firms in equities, a business where Europe’s banks have struggled to keep up in recent years.