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Necessary new approaches include better cultural understanding, more flexibility for new entrants and more outreach, advisors and executives say.

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

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

CEO Dan Arnold cites growth in traditional channels and in recently launched models that could bring even more opportunities.

The nation’s largest IBD made its first tech deal this year for a firm that has $120 billion in assets on its platform.

The No. 1 IBD is keeping up the recruiting momentum that’s sustaining record headcounts and billion-dollar moves.

The No. 1 IBD’s 2,500-advisor bank channel will add 285 more reps when two massive investment programs affiliate next year.

Bleakley Financial Group also picked up an ex-hedge fund portfolio manager while expanding its national footprint.

The No. 1 IBD has completed three of the sector’s 10 largest recruiting moves of the year.

Lower transaction costs can often come with higher expense ratios at the nation’s largest IBD.