RIAs

One of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most prominent independent wealth management firms is selling a majority equity interest.

"The prospects for organic growth for RIAs and IBDs have never been greater. We expect to see more lift-out and advisors turning independent activity in 2015," says Liz Nesvold, managing partner of New York-based investment banker Silver Lane.

Two Merrill Lynch advisors left the wirehouse for independent firm Snowden Lane Partners.

To create this ranking, we took our RIA Leaders list of the top fee-only independent RIAs, then calculated the average client account size. The results were illuminating.

Royal Bank of Canada sold its U.S. retail bank a few years ago to PNC. The company is back with a targeted play: City National, a Los Angeles bank that has built its business targeting the rich and working with Hollywood.

The advisor community is misinformed in thinking this generation doesn't have wealth yet, says TD Ameritrade's George Tamer.

'Let's put this behind us,' a group of Cetera planners told the RCS Capital home office in the wake of allegations against founder Schorsch.

Jones' football prospects are certainly bright. But what about his hoped-for career as a financial advisor?

The deal to buy the accounting firm was directly influenced by the increasing commoditization of investment management.

In laying out exam priorities for 2015, regulators cite mounting complexity of products and services in the retirement space.