Industry

John Hancock Financial Network has rebranded under the name Signator Investors, as a sign to advisors of its commitment to grow the advisory side of its business.

Wells Fargo's regional president of Florida operations has been promoted to a national executive.

The advisory industry is already locked in fierce competition to recruit new advisors. Now TD Ameritrade Institutional is ratcheting up its efforts to attract talent.

Nitin Mhatre, executive vice president of Consumer Finance, will lead Webster’s Personal Bank, which includes Webster Investment Services.

Morgan Stanley has bolstered its New York office with a top billing advisor team from J.P. Morgan Securities, the boutique brokerage branch of JPMorgan Chase.

As real estate recovers, non-listed REITs are soaring, but they haven’t been much of a hit with customers of Merrill Lynch.

Morgan Stanley has bolstered its New York office with a top billing advisor from J.P. Morgan Securities, the boutique brokerage branch of JPMorgan Chase.

UBS will pay $4.58 million to settle an investigation by regulators into whether its sales assistants were licensed in states where they did business.

A spike in the proportion of RIA-to-RIA deals in the first half of this year may signify that the advisory field is starting to come into its own.

The financial planning industry is in need of young talent. Is a new scholarship program the answer?