Industry

The firm “has experienced a successful streak of recruiting over the last two years, adding more than 100 experienced financial advisors during that period,” says President Jerry Lombard.

The New York aggregator’s performance to date “will make it easier for other RIAs to go public,” says industry analyst Chip Roame.

The broker is part of a wave of new hires at the regional brokerage firm.

A civil filing by an IBD seeks damages for firms and reps “who devoted significant time and resources to building a book of business,” an attorney says.

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The regional BD continues to benefit from the ongoing stream departing the wirehouse.

Commonwealth Financial Network is helping advisors convert to full RIA status and, in the opinion of advisors and executives, shedding its traditional label.

Competitive pressures from the industry’s smaller players are changing the wirehouse playbook.

The largest IBD unveiled a partnership with the U.S. Army Reserve designed to tap ex-servicemembers and reservists through apprenticeships.

The anxiety is real — and so are the expenses — but the situation might not be as bad as some imagine.