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Modern Wealth also takes on $1B in AUM through two acquisitions, and LPL hires a chief data, AI officer from JPMorgan.

Evan Becht told a FINRA arbitrator that he has not been able to find another job since JPMorgan's reasons for terminating him became listed on his BrokerCheck page.

The M&A flow may suggest that only the giants of wealth management will be able to navigate the business, but that dominating narrative is wrong.

States can now adopt a model rule that will prevent brokers from holding themselves out to the public as "advisors" or "advisers."

Christopher Hensley, president and CEO of Houston First Financial Group, used the loss of his assistant as a chance to take a hard look at how the different pieces of his tech stack were talking to each other.

As the head of the investment solutions group at Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank, Nancy Fahmy ensures the firm's advisors have access to investments they recommend to investors.

Meanwhile, former Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger saw a 10% compensation increase for his final year on the job.

Also this week, Raymond James recruits from Morgan Stanley, and Mercer Advisors and EP Wealth Advisors make big M&A deals.

Also this week, Ameriprise CEO James Cracchiolo sees a 12% bump in compensation in 2024 and new LPL CEO Rich Steinmeier also sees a hefty pay bump.

Delivering documents via SMS can smooth a stressful process, reinforce advisor-client bonds and keep firms on the windy side of industry regs.