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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said brokerage regulation needs a “major re-examination” to prevent funding shortfalls during a crisis and that brokers should have higher capital requirements.

The pitches are persuasive. Workers who leave jobs with the federal government transferred $10 billion last year out of the Thrift Savings Plan.

'Our main objective is organic growth,' says Larry Roth, chief executive of Cetera Financial Group.

HighTower recruited a Merrill Lynch advisor team managing $800 million in assets.

Advisors must make several key business decisions to go independent, says Shirl Penney, founder of Dynasty Financial Partners.

As a FINRA task force is scheduled to review the regulator's arbitration process, critics are charging that firms are using U5 termination forms to sully advisor reputations.

The CEO of one of the largest planning firms makes his own estate planning move.

RBC Wealth Management-U.S. announced Friday that it has recruited Roger Rath from Janney Montgomery Scott as a senior vice president and financial advisor for its Annapolis, Md., office.

When work isn't perfect, advisors should seek change, but be flexible about it. Here's how to get started.

An FA Insight study finds that RIA firms' strategic plans lack accountability, smart metrics and proactivity.