Cetera Financial Group

Carson Group has recruited $1.2 billion in client assets this year across 13 different firms.

The IBD network has an inside edge for ensuring advisors are ready if equities suffer a sustained fall, according to its president, Adam Antoniades.

The RIA practice with $575 million in AUM joined four teams of similar size who have signed on in the past year.

The 7,500-advisor network agreed to buy certain assets of Foresters Financial’s U.S. BD and RIA.

The 12-advisor practice serves clients in a group often neglected by the industry, its managing directors say.

The six-IBD network lost advisors during a capital structure change, but its new majority owner says the predicted expansion is still on track.

Smaller firms are opting to turn into OSJs in an era of shrinking margins for IBDs and record consolidation in wealth management.

The CEO said his decision to resign followed a physician’s recommendation in connection with an undisclosed medical problem.

The past year brought major changes to the IBD network, including the sale of its majority stake and a structural reorganization.

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

The 7,700-advisor IBD network hasn’t been as active in recruiting as its rival lately — but it’s holding on to a portion of the major enterprise.

The No. 1 IBD poached two more teams from the largest firm in rival network Cetera Financial Group.

The private equity firm completed the largest IBD purchase of the year by acquiring the majority of the 7,700-advisor network.

A team of four women is moving to LPL in pursuit of what they say is a less difficult, lower-fee alternative.

The No. 1 IBD drew in a team composed of both CPAs and advisors.

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 move by the multi-generational practice stemmed from LPL’s self-clearing capabilities, one of the advisors says.

Ron Carson’s firm and other major practices within the IBD network praise its choice of a new PE backer.

The owner of RIA aggregator Mercer Advisors has pledged to maintain the IBD network’s current structure under the deal.

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