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During the planning process for a digital platform strategy, Fidelity says its partners and brokers asked why it couldn't just go buy eMoney Advisor instead.

John Lipari and Richard Ribek say they chose Raymond James' "client-first culture."

Jonathan Pruzan is expected to replace Ruth Porat as CFO next month, five years after succeeding her at an investment banking unit that serves other banks.

To better police the advisory industry, the SEC chief seeks additional funding for advisor examinations and to bolster enforcement.

By poaching Ruth Porat from Morgan Stanley, it's clear Google wants to forge closer relationships with banks. That's because banks hold the key to helping Google expand Google Wallet.

Lendio, an online lending marketplace for small business, raised $20.5 million of equity capital in a recently completed funding round.

Schwab sought restitution in arbitration after an advisor left its Private Client Group to join Merrill.

Vanguard says assets in its Personal Advisor Services start up, still in the pilot phase with no paid advertising support, rose from $755 million in 2013 to $10.1 billion at the end of last year.

Only a third of advisors surveyed by IMCA feel safe enough to say that robos pose "no threat" to their business. A skills upgrade is one line of defense, the group advises.

Two wirehouse advisors generating almost $1.7 million jumped to Steward Partners, an independent firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services.