Industry

An attorney for Jorge Posada and Jose Contreras says ballplayers were "victims of fraud, taken advantage of at every turn."

The industry saw Bill Gross attracting $769 million to Janus, the global ETP market breaking an asset record, a prediction on how much of 401(k) contributions that target-date funds will capture by the end of the decade and a J.P. Morgan executive joining Wilton, Conn.,-based Commonfund as CEO.

Regulators penalized both the independent and employee channels of Wells Fargo for failing to properly screen over 200,000 customer accounts.

High-performing firms are almost twice as likely to effectively describe target client profiles to clients and centers of influence.

Raymond James' independent broker dealer lured away two advisors producing $1.85 million from Morgan Stanley.

Wells Fargo Advisors is increasing several advisor bonus awards, while its core payout grid will remain unchanged next year.

JPMorgan Chase’s asset-management unit promoted Robert Stark to head of strategic relationships, replacing Lee Beck, who left for BlackRock last month.

From the family feud that rocked Nicholas Schorsch's REIT and IBD empires to LPL's regulatory lapses and a wealth management crisis sparked by a CEO's private fund, the advisory industry had a healthy share of lowlights in 2014. Here are some of the most memorable.

"He clearly wouldn't be walking way [from American Realty Capital] if things were business as usual,” says Aite Group analyst Alois Pirker. “The optics are just not very good."

Well Fargo Private Bank in San Francisco has named Erik Davidson as chief investment officer.