Independent advisors

The new executive will lead a team counseling advisers on how to comply with the DOL rule.

Firms still rely heavily on commission income despite drops last year.

The four advisers joined the more than 500 lost by the wirehouse in the last nine months.

The two advisers bolted in a quarter that saw their ex-firm lose 130 advisers.

The engine of future growth for the top independent broker-dealers is likely to be fees.

The platform provider has inked partnerships with 45 RIAs since 2010 and 10 so far this year.

Concerns about management dragged down job satisfaction ratings in J.D. Power’s annual survey.

Concerns with the fiduciary rule, compensation and leadership pushed down satisfaction ratings.

None of the FP50 are close to equalizing their ranks of men and women.

Advisers face fewer choices for clients as both the rule and SEC enforcement roil the market.