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The industry group is seeking restrictions on how brokers can describe their services and responsibilities.

The combination of the three practices will establish a key fiduciary advisor in the retirement planning industry.

The Short Hills, New Jersey-based bank will look to Cetera to accelerate the program's growth.

Broadridge Financial follows Invesco to the Canadian digital advice market.

The new database is a good first step in helping to address gaps in the oversight of advisors, but more needs to be done, say industry observers.

IHT Wealth Management now has $2.4 billion in client assets.

With strong returns and affinity among younger clients, one advisor has gone as far as to mandate the strategy.

The practice left its BD less than a year after John Hancock acquired Transamerica Financial Advisors.

Bottom line retail pressures may have tripped up the top executive, one expert says.

These firms may actually be the worst positioned to capitalize on the robo trend, Michael Kitces writes.

Contrary to industry chatter, the new standards will likely benefit advisors working with actively managed funds, Michael Kitces writes.

The founders of today’s most successful advisory firms won’t change because of an “invisible scar,” says columnist Bob Veres.

A new industry snapshot highlights record firm count and AUM, while continuing steep client growth fueled in considerable part by the rise of robos.

Convinced that clients want as much human interaction as ever, the Wall Street firm is using machine learning to help its financial advisers stay informed and work efficiently.

"I don’t have one yet, but I want one," says Tom Halloran, president of Voya Financial Advisors.

Planners using the latest digital tools report higher AUM than their colleagues, Fidelity says.

The firm's advisers and competitors are wondering about its next steps, and who will cash in. The answers will go a long way toward shaping the future of the independent channel.