Industry

An advisor joined BB&T Scott & Stringfellow to become the firm's latest wirehouse recruit.

With nearly 16,000 firms managing $2.4 trillion in assets, Cerulli predicts the RIA industry will capture 28% of retail investor assets by 2018.

John Hancock Investments president and CEO Andrew Arnott discusses the strategic decisions the firm made as it reengineered itself following its 2004 acquisition by Canadian insurer Manulife Financial, the challenges facing asset managers in answering alternative investment demand and even potential competition from non-traditional players entering the asset management space.

A couple who bought a business using money from their self-directed IRA faced a big tax bill as the value of the business increased; Plus, how to transition your clients before you retire.

Raymond James & Associates lured away a wirehouse team with $116 million in AUM.

The wirehouse named former football pro and advisor William Thomas to head the firm's San Francisco complex.

From the breakthrough performance of 'robo advisors' to Schorsch's big grab, the advisory industry has seen major changes in 2014. Here's a look at the most important events and trends pushing the industry forward this year.

The National Adjudicatory Council upheld an earlier ruling finding Wedbush liable for failure to file accurate and on-time reports of customer complaints and broker registrations.

RCS Executive Chairman Nicholas Schorsch and two other top executives resigned from American Realty Capital Properties.

A Wells Fargo team left the wirehouse to join Raymond James & Associates.