RIAs

Despite pledges, the IBD network didn’t collect enough data for suitability reviews of the outside transaction for more than five years, according to the regulator.

The UHNW unit signed advisors managing a combined $3.7 billion this year and committed to maintaining a physical presence in its New York headquarters.

LPL Financial and indie rivals like Raymond James, Wells Fargo FiNet and Kestra Financial completed at least 17 recruiting grabs of $800 million or more this year.

Like its largest rivals, the wirehouse kept grids at par after a tumultuous 2020.

With 350 firms on its client roster, the acquisition of Flourish gives the insurer a springboard into the independent advisor market.

The firm’s four new additions came from two wirehouses.

It’s one of the largest teams to quit a wirehouse this year.

After a volatile year, advisors get a reprieve when it comes to payout changes.

Regulatory shifts, M&A, new technology — there’s a lot on the horizon for the industry.

The OSJ scooped up teams from Edward Jones, Wells Fargo Advisors and Wedbush Securities.