Industry

The regional BD has picked up 15 advisors this month alone.

Firms’ head counts show how they’re responding to a challenging time in which experts predict the number of advisors to fall in coming years.

Regulators in Massachusetts launched a “sweep” of more than 60 firms that sold nearly $1.3 billion in limited partnerships sponsored by GPB Capital.

New features include health care planning tools and cash reserve buckets.

Advisors may need to shed the AUM model of the past, says the TD Ameritrade Insitutional president. Also: The biggest threat to RIAs and the outlook for job-hunting advisors.

The move puts the Swiss bank more in sync with practices at regional brokerages.

Carla Wigen joins the senior leadership team at the Seattle-based firm, which advises on about $5 billion in assets.

Each of the team’s members had 15 years or more experience working at the wirehouse.

The tax-focused IBD is betting on a switch to Fidelity and Envestnet while undergoing a cultural shift.

Larry Roth, who was also head of AIG Advisor Group, is offering up his expertise after helping both firms navigate difficult years as their chief executive.