Industry

Bossen joined as director of ETF business development at the institutional intermediary division and will focus on the IndexIQ unit that MainStay acquired last year.

The wirehouse's three newest recruits are all industry veterans.

Peter Danilaitis worked at Home Depot almost a dozen years ago. Building on that experience, he's become one of the top leaders in wealth management.

"The key to success in this deal was finding the right partner," says Haig Ariyan, president of the firm's new Alex. Brown division.

These trends are expected to be at the top of RIA agendas next year, says Fidelity's David Canter.

These independent broker-dealers generated the most revenue from commission-based accounts.

The regional firm's new recruits have experience in designing corporate equity compensation plans.

Advisers shouldn’t let fear of the unknown stop them from breaking out on their own.

Here are three important factors to take into consideration when breaking away.

By all means put a plan in place, but flexibility is key in case circumstances change.