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The broker-dealer filed a motion requesting that Jason Kirkland’s lawyer not be allowed to represent him in court.

This is the first career move by Angie Messer and Greg Rust, who worked at the regional BD for 10 and 27 years, respectively.

They’re going into the season with weaker earnings expectations as they contend with a pileup of share downgrades.

Private Advisor Group is “cautiously optimistic” it could recruit a dozen teams with about $500 million in AUM each this year, an executive says.

The growing number of independent financial advisors could spell trouble for traditional RIAs, says the head of the national advisory firm.

Talent appears to be pouring from the wirehouse as more planners exit.

The LearnVest founder left the insurance giant and No. 6 IBD, in her latest surprise move after the firm shut down the startup’s online planning services.

Sustaining growth will become an increasing challenge, says the firm’s incoming chief revenue officer.

Nobody at the firm today owns more of its stock than Greg Palm.

“Recent small reductions in headcount reflect the need to balance our workforce growth with the current needs of our business," the company says.