Industry

A former J.P Morgan advisor team that managed $1.5 billion in client assets has left the firm to join Wells Fargo Advisors.

Two former UBS advisors are moving over to Stifel.

As growth has surged at the nation's biggest independent broker-dealers, a new player has rocked the rankings and raised questions for the industry.

On Wall Street unveils the top ten branch managers of the year.

Across the industry, branch management faces increasing demands and fewer resources to mentor and recruit advsiors. Firms like Wells Fargo, Raymond James and Merrill Lynch are taking steps to provide relief.

Industry changes mean branch managers risk more but earn less.

There's no doubt branch managers play a critical support role for financial advisors, but the job is no longer just the coveted position advisors sought after a successful run.

Tommy Boyd started his practice in 1984 in Selma, Ala. Three decades later Boyd is working with multiple generations of clients across several states.

With new regulations on the horizon, a top FINRA official highlights the agency's efforts to establish a more flexible oversight regime that will be less of a drain on a practice's resources.

Once obscure, business development corporations, small business investment funds, are attracting attention.