Finance

New CEO Rich Steinmeier depicted a firm that's conducting business as usual despite the turmoil in its upper ranks earlier in the month.

Swiss bank UBS reported a jump in wealth management revenues in the third quarter as profits soared higher than analysts expected. Still, CEO Sergio Ermotti warned of an economic soft landing and uncertainties in the U.S. presidential election.

Opto Investments is building out a fully integrated tech platform for RIAs to gain access to the multitrillion-dollar private markets.

Adjusted operating net revenues within the Minneapolis-based firm's advice and wealth management segment grew 14% to $2.7 billion in the third quarter compared to a year ago.

CEO Paul Reilly said that even if the firm is recruiting fewer advisors, the books of business it is bringing on are growing only larger.

After adding 27 advisors in the past three months, CEO Ronald Kruszewski looks at the "recruiting landscape" and likes what he sees.

Robinhood is also planning to offer a browser-based trading system similar to products from Interactive Brokers Group and Charles Schwab

As CAIS launched a new advisory firm to simplify alternative investments for financial advisors and their clients, experts at the firm's summit discussed how to get clients more comfortable with the asset class.

The New York-based investment bank reported higher revenues across all business lines, with double-digit increases in wealth management and investment banking.

The largest deal ever for the private equity-backed, fee-only RIA will send it to new heights across 23 offices and 750 financial advisors and other employees.

Jane Fraser and other Citi execs point to the wealth unit's 9% bump in revenue and 24% increase in investment assets as signs that the firm's recent overhaul is working.

A margin of 46% for the unit housing the giant clearing and custody firm may console executives who say the First Republic deconversion "is now largely behind us."

Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank report starting 5,500 new client relationships in the third quarter, more than a third of which came through recent graduates of its training program.

The firm's stock traders recorded their best quarter in more than three years, on track for their best year ever.

Funds managed by Stone Point Capital are buying back the majority interest in the independent wealth management firm with 1,700 financial advisors.

The firm reported $90.8 billion of total net new assets in the quarter, an 88% increase on the same period a year ago.

JPMorgan reported a gain in net interest income for the third quarter, surprising many analysts.

Third-quarter results from Wells Fargo surpassed most analysts' expectations, thanks to surging investment-banking fees.

Among the proposals the Biden-appointee still has to shepherd across the finish line are rules for eliminating conflicts from AI recommendations and cybersecurity requirements for advisors and broker-dealers.

Leaders at FINRA, Fidelity and ACA Foreside discussed the steps they take to safely market new investment products like ETFs and cryptocurrencies on social media and other platforms while staying in compliance with advertising regulations.