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The acquisition established a $6 trillion-giant operating as a mutual fund company, RIA custodian, bank, retail brokerage and national wealth management firm.

Estimates for the deal between the analytics platform and private equity firm LLR Partners go as high as $270 million.

The group of fee-only practices and networks have 1,187 IARs who manage a combined $95.7 billion.

Among those leaving is Tom Nally, president of TD Ameritrade’s RIA division. He’d been with the company for 26 years.

The regulator would generate an additional $225 million per year from the fee increases.

Which changes will become permanent? Our latest RIA Leaders ranking points the way.

The No. 1 IBD’s 2,500-advisor bank channel will add 285 more reps when two massive investment programs affiliate next year.

The wirehouse plucked the trio from Wells Fargo

The regional BD picked off teams from Merrill Lynch, UBS and Raymond James in a (mostly) September sweep.

Days after completing the purchase of E-Trade, CEO James Gorman’s second major transaction of the year aims to bulk up the firm’s asset management arm.