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The biggest advisers to go it alone this year managed over $13 billion in client assets.

The fast-growing firm has recruited 25 advisers this year, and is affiliated with Raymond James.

"I lose years of my life. They can settle, write a check and move on," says an adviser whose book of business dropped by $40 million after he alleges he was wrongfully terminated.

From regulators to technology providers to CEOs, these are the players who will remake wealth management in 2017.

The new recruits joined from Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley.

Further shifts in broker pay could be possible as the industry moves to comply with the fiduciary rule and the Department of Labor issues new guidance.

The advisers had about $1.5 million in annual revenues when they were at the wirehouse, according to the regional firm.

The problem began when a hyperlink was missing from where clients were accustomed to reviewing their transactions online.

The number of hurdles will stay the same under the 2017 plan, a source familiar with the matter says.

The advisers joined the firm's independent and employee channels from rivals such as Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Cetera.

Industry firms taking a similar approach can clarify confusion for clients and stem attrition among adviser ranks.

The wirehouse's moves are intended to remain competitive in the recruiting contest for top brokers.

Robert Peyreigne was hired to fill the role after Michael Armstrong departed Jefferies for RBC earlier this year.

The regional firm ups its recruiting momentum with two wirehouse advisers.

Key questions to ask when firms choose to rely on the best interest contract exemption. Some policies may drive advisers away.

The new recruit is leaving the wirehouse to work as an independent.

Here's what to watch for just before the counting of ballots begins.

With the fiduciary rule coming, advisers who have a great offer on the table better act fast, says one headhunter.

The decision is effective immediately and was made within hours of the Department of Labor issuing new regulatory guidance on the fiduciary rule's implications.

Morgan Stanley and RBC lose two recruits to the regional firm.