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The bank aims to have a total of 4,000 representatives by year-end in Merrill Edge, which now has 2.4 million accounts and $184.5 billion in assets.

The research firm’s annual survey included new queries reflecting changes in the industry.

The revised code of conduct will broaden fiduciary responsibilities for planners, but critics say the framework falls short on disclosures and conflicts.

The broker belonged to Morgan Stanley's Chairman's Club, a group reserved for the elite among the firm's advisor ranks.

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The bank recruited a wealth executive from J.P. Morgan Chase to “continue accelerating the unit’s pace of growth,” it said.

The wirehouse hires will aid Advizr's focus on reaching smaller broker-dealers, says chief executive Hussain Zaidi.

The digital advice firm acknowledges RIAs using its institutional platform "needed more control."

National Financial Services accused the brokers' former IBD of breach of contract in a case displaying the complexities of such moves.

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