Merrill Lynch

An acquisition may pivot on making sure the RIA's nearly 200 advisors stick around after a deal closes.

Greg Fleming was tapped to become CEO of the newly formed Rockefeller Capital Management.

Independent and regional firms have been maintaining strong appeal with new recruits.

The new hires join the wirehouse from rivals Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

27 firms have signed on to the standard, but state regulators and industry groups are pushing for more.

RBC has been on a recruiting tear, adding more advisors in the first half of 2017 than all of 2016.

Thomas Fickinger managed over 1,350 advisors generating $1.5 billion in revenue in 2016.

The firm, which has faced racial discrimination allegations, is trying an alternative approach suggested by a professor at Harvard.

Regional brokerages and firms that assist breakaway advisors have been picking off top talent at the wirehouses.

The regional broker-dealer added four new advisors to the 32 recruits picked up this year alone.

One advisor says the fiduciary rule prompted the latest wirehouse exit to an RIA.

The independent firm was founded by two former Merrill Lynch advisors in 2012.

Which banks are advisors moving to? One recently jumped to Woodforest National Bank from Merrill Lynch. Eight others switched to Arvest Bank, Northern Trust, Union Bank, U.S. Bank and Wilmington Trust from myriad financial services firms.

The regional broker-dealer adds another team to its roster while wirehouses continue to scale back on recruiting.

Advisors are just one tool in the box.

Let's have a robust discussion about how to improve outcomes for clients, but let's stop inventing bogus reasons why we shouldn't look after their best interests.

The Northeast prevails, but there's a surprise in the rankings revealed by this interactive infographic.

Merrill Lynch's Dane Runia says he avoids outsourcing too much.

In addition to redesigning its business lines, the $48 billion firm is considering a robo, the president of its broker-dealer said.

Raymond James grabbed five multi-million teams in a month. Other firms to see big transitions include Wells Fargo and Ameriprise.