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Security and business continuity concerns must be addressed in service agreements when outsourcing tech operations to a third party.

The move "is not part of a broader consolidation strategy," Cetera maintains.

Swiss firm recruits a three-advisor team with more than $400 million in assets after losing over a dozen advisors to rival wirehouses in July.

Analysis: The case of the one-time billion-dollar advisor who was barred from the industry gives cause for wealth managers to make sure they are within the bounds of the rules.

This newly formed $500M RIA specializes in professional athletes and the corporate elite.

How the wirehouse and a new training program will bring in 1,500 new recruits.

If our goal is to motivate our clients to engage in financial planning, we need to find the best way to facilitate their learning.

According to recruiter Mark Elzweig, the bank's response to scandals in Europe changed how advisors were paid, turning a once-promising boutique into a radioactive operation.

More defections hit the British bank's wealth management unit as it nears its deal to merge with Stifel.

"Make no doubt about it, we are not near a recession," says LPL chief investment officer Burt White.