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The once fast-growing firm leaves LPL after a year and a half, hoping NFP's deep pockets will help it attract other advisors.

Pacific Investment Management Co., the world’s largest bond manager, said global economic growth will be steady over the coming 12 months because of asset purchases by central banks in 2013.

A former banker at a Credit Suisse Group unit facing a July 2011 indictment on a tax conspiracy charge is scheduled to plead guilty today in federal court in Virginia, according to court records.

From why FINRA's BrokerCheck service for investors is facing criticism on multiple fronts to why top advisors want equity and career growth, here are the most notable quotes from the past week's stories.

Raymond James appointed a new COO for its Private Client Group as well as a replacement North Atlantic regional director.

Including the next generation in a family's charitable activities helps advisors build a relationship.

To protect clients, make sure you understand the difference between regular dividend increases and "extra" or "special" dividends.

Banks of all sizes are struggling to increase the revenues and profits that they can eke out of their retail operations - while trying to elbow their competitors out of the same turf. To do so, bankers need to face some hard truths about their branches, technology and M&A ambitions.

Raymond James has gone on a recruiting spree, poaching million-dollar producers from all four wirehouse firms. But they're not the only ones signing up new talent. Here are the most recent advisor moves.

Advisors and their HNW clients too often shy away from difficult conversations about inheritance planning. Here are some ideas for advisors to help start the dialogue.

The asset management industry has stepped up marketing efforts aimed at advisors, hoping to boost both sales and credibility.

The proposal would require advisors changing firms to disclose financial incentives of $100,000 or more in either upfront recruitment bonuses or deferred bonuses, according to FINRA documents.

For wealthy and high-profile clients, privacy can be hard to attain. But most people don't want their personal lives made public, especially when they are going through a divorce. Here's how planners can help.

Financial advisors who use active management may have a lower-cost option when considering actively managed ETFs – but some advisors express doubts on the real value for clients.

Puerto Rico came to market with $3.5 billion of general obligation debt Tuesday, tapping the municipal bond market with GOs for the first time in two years.

SEC examiners frequently cite firms for insufficient disclosures, an SEC official says. Here are some of the most common conflicts that advisors fail to disclose adequately to their clients.

Steven Schoenfeld staked his career on a single belief in 2010: there was latent demand in the U.S. Jewish community to invest in Israeli stocks.

The Charlotte, N.C., bank offers a model for other community banks that have expanded quickly in recent years but face a pricier M&A market: focus on smaller deals that provide additional liquidity and plug geographic holes.

The new relationship will allow the Huntsville, Ala.-based credit union to expand its current investment services program.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has joined other regulators in seeking to simplify megabanks' myriad legal entities. But instead of being focused on helping a bank to unwind in a failure, the OCC argues simplification can greatly help operational efficiency.