LPL Financial

Banks need to re-assign some of their wealth management clients, says Arthur Osman, executive VP, institution services at LPL. This can lower costs, help develop new talent and with the right touch, clients won’t feel disconnected from the bank, he says.

One advisor says the fiduciary rule prompted the latest wirehouse exit to an RIA.

Experts say firms that clear through Pershing have an advantage in the looming recruiting fight.

The case marks the firm’s second in a month, but its special investigations unit helped crack it.

The IBD aims to be a 17,000-strong firm, but not every advisor will want to join up, experts warn.

The nation’s largest broker-dealer must convince thousands of NPH advisors to make the transition.

The technology underpinning Alexa can automate meetings, update clients and even deliver advice.

The nation’s largest IBD paid $325 million, but it may spend as much as $508 million in the deal.

Securities America adds 10 advisors in the second recent poach by a Ladenburg Thalmann firm.

The company spent $77 million on technology last year, but difficult changes lie ahead.