RIAs

As part of the arrangement, Adams Hall will retain its name and gradually integrate its operations and systems into Mariner’s over time.

Just over three-quarters—76%—of advisors who have recently shifted to an independent business model say they're better off financially, according to a new study by Fidelity Investments. And 64% of those who say they're better off were better off within six months of their move, according to the study.

Michael Hamm has left a position as vice president at Cambridge Investment Research in Fairfield, Iowa, to become a senior vice president at The Legend Group in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Alex Murguia, managing principal of McLean Asset Management and CEO and founder of inStream Solutions, believes advisors should be aware of major changes underway in the planning profession—and should take proactive steps to safeguard their practices. Financial Planning talked to Murguia about his views on the outlook for RIA businesses.

Just a few days after Bob Oros left Trust Company of America as national sales manager, Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services has confirmed he will start next week as executive vice president of RIA sales and relationship management.

New M&A data from Schwab seems to suggest that the RIA space is not consolidating as fast as some have predicted it would – though the final analysis depends on how you define consolidation.

Columbus, Ohio-based Beacon Hill Fund Services announced their first customer for its new Advisors Investment Trust product. The product enables multiple unaffiliated registered investment advisors to co-exist in the same registered investment company.

The Seattle-based broker-dealer is winding down. Its legal entity will retain its liability and assets, and D.A. Davidson will not take on its bond inventory.

New York-based RIA firm HS Management Partners has hired Robert Gebhart as its new senior vice president and senior investment officer.

HSBC Global Asset Management has hired Damion J. Hendrickson as a senior vice president and head of RIA sales.