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Reverence Capital Partners agreed to buy 75% of the 6,500-advisor IBD network from the ownership team that purchased it in 2016.
May 9 -
Advisor Group unveiled the prize-winning speech on the topic — along with eight new recruits to its IBDs — at its annual W Forum.
May 9 -
People familiar with the matter said that Centerbridge Partners is in talks to buy the four-firm, 6,500-advisor IBD network.
April 23 -
Fourth-quarter volatility wrought negative year-over-year results for two-thirds of firms in J.D. Power’s annual survey.
March 14 -
Woodbury Financial Services has added 572 advisors with $22 billion in client assets since the fall of 2017, CEO Rick Fergesen says.
March 5 -
The No. 1 IBD is pitching advisors on the merits of its offerings — but rivals have also added major teams from its ranks.
February 22 -
In an unusually frank discussion, women executives from five major firms urged the industry to get involved in educating young people about wealth management.
January 30 -
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.
January 24 -
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.
December 17 -
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.
November 6 -
The No. 1 IBD’s major spending on recruiting, technology and organic growth is yielding big returns.
October 30 -
About 60 advisors have joined the broker-dealer so far this year, with five advisors and two firms coming on this month.
October 24 -
Allianz became the second multinational insurance firm to step away from the IBD space this year under a plan to shutter Questar Capital.
October 11 -
The practice is at least the second this year to jump from the Advisor Group firm to its similarly sized rival.
September 20 -
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.
September 12 -
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.
July 30 -
The practice has grown rapidly, but it now faces a major decision about its IBD plans following the announcement of Advisor Group’s acquisition.
July 9 -
The move to acquire the No. 16 firm from John Hancock reflects the acceleration of industry trends and a potential giant in the making.
June 25 -
Royal Alliance Associates will absorb the firm following the deal, which would push the network’s headcount above 6,800 advisors.
June 21 -
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.
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