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OppenheimerFunds has named Mark Hamilton chief investment officer, Asset Allocation, effective April 8.

In its continued push for another year of growth, JHS Capital advisors has expanded its Pacific Northwest presence.

LPL Financial announced Tuesday that Ryan C. Parker has joined the firm as executive vice president of investment and planning solutions.

Janus Capital Group has appointed Enrique Chang chief investment officer of equities and asset allocation.

The country’s largest RIA aggregator, Focus Financial, is hiring away an architect of one of the industry’s most successful breakaway stories.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management hauled in nine new advisor hires on Friday with more than $765 million in assets and $9.2 million in fees and commissions.

It’s official: The Senate on Monday confirmed former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Reuter reports.

Beacon Pointe is actively looking for more advisory firms with a CPA tie-in as it plots an expansion strategy of reaching 35 to 40 offices around the country in the next 10 years, Cooper says.

Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) has added three hires to its sales and distribution team.

Stories about advisors cheating their clients are far from rare, and therefore, advisors must do a better job at educating and appeasing concerns, says Daniel Bernstein, director of research and development of MarketCounsel, a so-called advisor for advisors.