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Revenue growth combined with high expenses and a challenging recruiting environment; CFO calls advisor pipeline 'solid' despite defection of 40 bank advisors.

Revenue climbs and assets grow, but net income slips at the country's biggest independent broker-dealer.

Raymond James Financial reported that net income was up 33%, boosted by record private client group revenue.

Independent planners can not win a battle against Wall Street unless they find a way to defeat well-funded lobbyists in the industry.

Bank of America's Lisa Carnoy, one of Wall Street's highest-ranking women, is moving from head of the global capital-markets division to an executive role in the U.S. Trust wealth-management unit.

'Mariner is a well-organized and well capitalized growth company,' says John Furey, principal of Advisor Growth Strategies. 'The pace of growth is best in class and I expect it to continue.'

Fortress is the fifth firm to join Omaha-based Arbor Point, which provides an open architecture platform aimed at dually registered advisors, since it launched early last year.

Deutsche Bank's wealth management unit has recruited former-Barclays advisor Chris Guttilla.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's profits were up for the first quarter, following strong growth in fee-based assets and interest income. Overall, the bank's profits grew to $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2014.

John Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management-U.S., shares his insight on upcoming regulatory changes, an ever-more complex marketplace and leadership.