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The broker-dealer has also appointed a new northeastern regional director for its independent contractor division.

The broker is the fifth advisor this month to part ways with Raymond James.

The broker is part of a wave of new hires at the regional brokerage firm.

The regional BD continues to benefit from the ongoing stream departing the wirehouse.

The broker-dealer nabbed three planners from Wells Fargo, one from Morgan Stanley.

The firm’s broker ranks expanded to 7,813 independent and employee advisors, a new high.

A lawsuit filed by an ex-client was granted class action status after the firm failed to keep the dispute out of court.

A Florida court will hear a client’s claim that the firm charges processing fees that had ranged as high as 10 times more than the stated purpose: transaction and clearing costs.

“High-touch” support, technology and firm culture played a part in career changes for seven advisors.

The Raymond James affiliate has snagged more than two dozen recruits this year.

Gratz Park Private Wealth will offer internships and shadow programs to college women interested in business.

One advisor is making his first career move after 22 years at the wirehouse.

The advisors include the father, mother, daughter and son.

The bank’s effort to show that the advisors violated non-solicitation agreements was “far from persuasive, never mind conclusive,” the judge ruled.

Dynasty, Raymond James and Stifel are among the biggest beneficiaries of recent advisor moves.

Robert DuKate initially stayed behind when his partner, David Katz, switched firms. Eight months later, he followed along.

The advisors say they violated no contracts and took no confidential client information when they resigned from the bank.

Firms’ head counts show how they’re responding to a challenging time in which experts predict the number of advisors to fall in coming years.

This is the third such suit the bank has filed against former advisors in recent months.