RIAs

While half of RIAs’ new business comes from referrals, only 20% of advisors ask clients and centers of influence for leads.

Registered investment advisor firms need more capacity to handle client demand for professional financial planning advice. That aligns with the recent trend of wirehouse brokers getting fed up with that channel and considering doing business in the independent channel instead.

Charles Schwab opens the doors to its "virtual university" to help RIAs better utilize its technology

Insitutional broker-dealer M.S. Howell has opened an RIA division, as all eyes focus on the ability of smaller firms to survive.

More than 25 investment managers have already signed on to the platform.

Fidelity helped 50 brokers breakaway in the first quarter. The challenge is helping them remain independent.

The gap between advisors and clients when it comes to what each thinks are the risks in retirement is vast.

Acquisitions by independent firms gets back on track after stumbling slightly in 2009.

Rep-as-advisor managed accounts have been steadily growing in popularity and will continue to do so in the short-term, but Cerulli Associates see growth dampening because of the account’s nondiscretionary nature.

Tampa broker-dealer had been facing problems for months.