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Advisor Group unveiled the prize-winning speech on the topic — along with eight new recruits to its IBDs — at its annual W Forum.

People familiar with the matter said that Centerbridge Partners is in talks to buy the four-firm, 6,500-advisor IBD network.

Fourth-quarter volatility wrought negative year-over-year results for two-thirds of firms in J.D. Power’s annual survey.

Woodbury Financial Services has added 572 advisors with $22 billion in client assets since the fall of 2017, CEO Rick Fergesen says.

The No. 1 IBD is pitching advisors on the merits of its offerings — but rivals have also added major teams from its ranks.

In an unusually frank discussion, women executives from five major firms urged the industry to get involved in educating young people about wealth management.

Royal Alliance must pay more than $2.5 million to one ex-client while dealing with charges against the firm and a former rep by William Galvin’s office.

The 50 largest teams and OSJs to change their affiliations show both the threat to incumbent firms posed by RIAs and the scale afforded by acquisitions.

CEO Jamie Price and other executives met with some 1,000 prospective advisors after inking one of the largest M&A deals in the IBD space this year.

The No. 1 IBD’s major spending on recruiting, technology and organic growth is yielding big returns.

About 60 advisors have joined the broker-dealer so far this year, with five advisors and two firms coming on this month.

Allianz became the second multinational insurance firm to step away from the IBD space this year under a plan to shutter Questar Capital.

The practice is at least the second this year to jump from the Advisor Group firm to its similarly sized rival.

Larry Roth, who was also head of AIG Advisor Group, is offering up his expertise after helping both firms navigate difficult years as their chief executive.

The regulator accused the four firms and the Advisor Group network of supervisory failures in sales of L-share VAs in separate but near-identical cases.

The practice has grown rapidly, but it now faces a major decision about its IBD plans following the announcement of Advisor Group’s acquisition.

The move to acquire the No. 16 firm from John Hancock reflects the acceleration of industry trends and a potential giant in the making.

Royal Alliance Associates will absorb the firm following the deal, which would push the network’s headcount above 6,800 advisors.

The No. 7 IBD has unveiled five new internal classifications for practices in an effort, it says, to boost the customization of its services for advisors.

The advisor told victims that he would invest their money in Royal Alliance brokerage accounts but instead used the funds to make BMW car payments and pay for personal expenses, prosecutors claimed.