Atria Wealth Solutions

These 10 firms have the most certified financial planners among their advisors, highlighting the channel's ongoing shift away from sales to advice.

After helping to build up the largest IBD over more than a dozen years each with the firm, they've landed in recruiting and financial advisor support roles.

In two FINRA enforcement cases and an arbitration award, wealth management firms are resolving allegations that they breached their duties.

The Houston, Texas-based firm was also censured and required to retain an independent consultant.

The 20-advisor team left Advisor Group’s Securities America for the private equity-backed holding company’s independent subsidiary, Cadaret Grant.

The acquisition of another midsize wealth manager will boost the holding company above 2,500 reps with nearly $95 billion in AUA.

The PE-backed wealth management holding company will grow to 2,500 advisors upon closure of its latest acquisition.

Atria Wealth Solutions firm Sorrento Pacific recruited a half dozen new advisors in the acquisition and succession-fueled move.

Ladenburg Thalmann's largest firm has added at least five teams in the wake of recent acquisitions by rivals.

Twelve advisors join the Atria-owned IBD after logging just over a year at their old firm.

The client relationship should be the sole focus of new technologies, says the firm’s chief operating officer.

The private equity-backed parent now spans four independent broker-dealers with nearly 2,000 advisors and $65 billion in client assets.

Eighty percent of advisors use portals. Many clients say they're not happy.

In the first full year under Atria Wealth, the firm added programs from banks and credit unions with $7 billion in assets.

Clients have received a combined $3.7 million in settlements involving two barred former reps of the IBD set to be acquired by Atria Wealth Solutions.

Many NEXT Financial reps would cash out their company shares while it boosts technology under a deal with Atria Wealth, the parties say.

The deal for Next Financial would grow the firm's portfolio in the sector to nearly 2,000 reps.

Securities America and Atria Wealth Solutions hired recruiting and operational heads from Ameriprise and Cetera.

Tulsa Federal Credit Union’s sole advisor, who joined from Merrill Lynch, is already months ahead of schedule.

The math works: Banks get a boost to their growth plans, while independent advisors get one more option for their succession planning.