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Don Quattrucci rejoined BNY Mellon from U.S. Trust, where he most recently served as managing director and market investment director for two years.

Oppenheimer & Co., a unit of Oppenheimer Holdings announced the appointment of Doron Barness to Head of New York Institutional Equity Sales Trading, working out of the firm's New York headquarters.

Regulatory costs are devouring a greater portion of revenue, time and resources at small banks.

In a round of summer hiring, the firm brought in four advisors with a total of over $500 million in assets.

The "do it yourself" investor crowd is not exactly new. But now it has a newfound source of power. A new tool on the market from Motif Investing makes it easier than ever for individual investors to create their own ETF-like investment funds.

After Sheryl Garrett said an ideal partner would be a group like NAPFA, Pinnacle Advisory Group’s Michael Kitces responede skeptically.

Morningstar today published its inaugural issue of Financial Services Observer, a research report examining the competitive shifts in the U.S. wealth management industry, companies responses to industry changes following the financial crisis, and which companies Morningstar equity analysts think are poised to be a boon for shareholders.

Rex Staples, the director of investigations for the beleaguered CFP Board of Standards, is stepping down.

Huntington announced today that Gregory A. Smith was named president of Cincinnati-based Haberer Registered Investment Advisor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Huntington National Bank.

First Financial Northwest in Washington ousted a longtime CEO, while HopFed Bancorp in Kentucky seated an outsider on its board and canceled an acquisition, under pressure from activist shareholders. More banks can expect similar fights.

Bloomberg -- Bank of America Corp. is seeking approval of a $160 million settlement from a judge who thrice rejected requests by black financial advisers at its Merrill Lynch unit to sue as a group over alleged racial discrimination.

Brent Smith, a relative newcomer to Susquehanna, will run the program previously managed by two sales managers.

Strategic marketing customized for female clients helped one longtime planner build her own practice up to $100 million in AUM.

Bank of America is seeking approval of a $160 million settlement from a judge who thrice rejected requests by black financial advisers at its Merrill Lynch unit to sue as a group over alleged racial discrimination.

Chris DiMattio has built a high-volume, low-margin business at FCNB Bank focusing on 401(k) plans of local employers in the Scranton, Pa. area.

Regulatory reform is likely to continue on its current path if Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve Board's vice chairman, is tapped to lead the central bank. The future is decidedly murkier if Larry Summers wins the post.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's surprise criticism of President Obama's plan to unwind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has upset the conventional wisdom surrounding housing finance reform.

Our stories about HSBC's compensation changes received a great deal of attention. Here is a sampling of opposing views on the subject.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based bank generated $25 million in brokerage revenue last year, beating 133 banks in the region, according to a report from Michael White Associates.