Cetera Financial Group

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The new recruits come from from Merrill Lynch, Cetera and SagePoint Financial.

Lincoln Investment will gain 350 advisers in its acquisition, which CEO Ed Forst foresaw 20 years ago.

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An ex-American Realty Capital executive allegedly overstated a key accounting metric by roughly $13 million, according to the SEC and federal prosecutors.

"Given all of the turmoil there, you need to have some consistency in leadership and [Roth] was it," one expert says.

Is Roth on his way out?

The new member of Cetera's executive committee is knee-deep in efforts to ready institutions and their advisers for the implementation of the new regulation.

The upstate New York community bank is looking to the broker-dealer to help expand its investment offerings and wealth management services.

George Merhoff poured his clients' portfolios into a handful of energy stocks that plummeted in value, ex-clients allege in arbitration cases.

Nascent partnership at largest female-run IBD ends as Erica McGinnis leaves top spot. Expect more heads to roll, one expert says.

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Fees in 401(k) plan slammed as grossly excessive; investment options as imprudent.

We reshuffled the deck on our top program managers and ranked them by third-party marketers.

The firm filled out its senior management ranks with LPL's Jeffrey Buchheister, who said that he is joining the firm at a "watershed" moment.

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BIC took a fresh look at its top program managers and re-ranked them based solely on productivity.

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Edmond Walters is seen as bringing deep fintech expertise to rebranded company.

Company veteran LeAnn Rummel will step into the role of president of its bank business; Catherine Bonneau will remain as CEO.