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A Stifel advisor team that managed almost $200 million in assets has left the firm to join Raymond James & Associates.

An advisor team managing more than $170 million in client assets has left UBS to join Stifel, Nicolaus.

UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank, named former U.S. Senator George Mitchell chairman of a new advisory council for the firm’s business in the Americas.

UBS AG is a better bet than its Zurich neighbor Credit Suisse Group AG even though it’s more exposed to legal risks, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts.

On first Capitol Hill advocacy day, FPA advisors are meeting with policymakers to push for greater fiduciary oversight and regulation.

Sterne Agee Group's former chief executive officer faces a U.S. probe into whether he misused company assets such as airplanes, boats, hunting clubs and condominiums, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

Dos and Don’ts with 401(k) Plans; Building Retirement Savings; Income Strategies

Nearly 2,000 advisors, exhibitors, and asset management industry leaders headed to Chicago for Morningstar's annual investment conference June 18-20. Here, attendees reveal the top takeaways for advisors.

High compensation tends to draw top producers. So how do advisors fare at the various independent broker-dealers? The FP50 tracks payout across the top firms; click through to see the independent B-Ds with the highest average payout.

Some efforts at innovation just don’t pay off. But if you learn from them, you can make future initiatives more successful.