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More than a decade ago, bankers fought Walmart tooth and nail as it made forays into banking. But with Amazon making more moves into financial services, the reaction is very different.

Stocks plummet the most in six weeks as investors shift focus from Fed to China.

IBDs are waging a tough recruiting fight for hybrid RIAs, and Bill Van Law played a pivotal role.

The new hires from Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan are welcome news for the embattled bank’s wealth management division.

The regulator moved to eliminate a $400 fee for “explained decisions.”

Puerto Rico's default is generating concern over mainland special revenue bonds and distressed issuers, and undercutting confidence in municipal credit nationwide.

Instead of harmonizing standards of client care across the industry, it may be better to re-differentiate them in light of the fiduciary rule's recent court loss.

In a rapid-fire interview with Financial Planning, Moore paints a bright picture of the job market for young financial advisors and takes aim at the most "absurd" practice advisors still undertake with clients.

The securities-backed lending platform provides liquidity to borrowers and transparency to advisors, the investment banking giant says.

Steven A. Cohen’s firm says a female executive is required by her employment contract to confidentially arbitrate her dispute with the asset manager.

Fortune 500 companies disappear because they don't plan properly for the future. Don't think it can't happen to your firm.

The 1,778-advisor firm constitutes the largest privately held IBD, underscoring the growing appeal of boutique-like models.

Compliance experts stress the importance of working out a game plan for how to handle an exam before the feds come knocking.

Berkery will be succeeded by Michael Blum as the chairman of UBS Bank USA. A Merrill Lynch alum, Berkery was part of the turnaround team at UBS' wealth management unit, and during her tenure, the lending book at its bank more than doubled in size.

The two IBDs have agreed to pay restitution in one of the largest securities fraud cases in the advisor’s home state.

The bank sometimes ignored the advice of its own diligence vendors in packaging and selling loans.

While outpacing the S&P 500, the price tag is higher — the average expense ratio is more than 1%.

A directive on ETFs took the advisor by surprise after several years with the No. 29 IBD, he says.

The departure is the latest in a string for the wirehouse, whose broker ranks have shrunk by more than 300 over the last year.

The move suggests officials expect a lift this year and next from a tax overhaul passed by Republicans in December.