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In a surprise announcement, Private Advisor Group tapped Moore as CEO nearly two years after he left Cetera for undisclosed medical reasons.

It’s another big get for a bank that has been busily luring away top talent from the wirehouses.

“Platforms like this you would typically see at the larger broker-dealers and maybe the wirehouses,” says Gary Gallagher, the firm’s head of investment and managed solutions.

It’s one of the largest recruiting moves of the year in the independent broker-dealer sector.

Funds tracking telemedicine, gaming and even pet care attracted $2.5 billion in November alone, according to Bloomberg data.

The benefit is becoming more popular now that it can be offered and managed digitally.

The more out-of-left-field the change, the more profound the lesson learned, our columnist has found in the corporate and individual practice realms.

OCIE's recent exam initiative uncovers widespread supervision shortfalls in large, geographically dispersed firms.

The addition for Venture Visionary Partners grows its staff to 28 and total AUM to $3.7 billion.

The average expense ratio for this group was more than 100 basis points.