Business development

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Kestra grabbed a practice from the No. 1 IBD, but it gained another one while preparing for a top executive’s departure.

The practice has spent 22 years with the No. 1 IBD, but it will be at least the eighth practice of its type to leave amid changes to the firm’s policies.

The No. 1 independent broker-dealer has grown beyond the wirehouses, but it added about 100 fewer advisors than expected from its major acquisition.

The No. 1 IBD’s top recruiting executive announced his retirement after the firm disclosed some mixed recent results.

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Royal Alliance Associates will absorb the firm following the deal, which would push the network’s headcount above 6,800 advisors.

The firm’s principal says his team wanted to join the No. 1 IBD, which is testing larger recruiting offers.

Affluent clients have "a fairly low awareness of fees," according to new report.

The firm aligned its brokerage business with Private Client Services following a big acquisition and a major executive hiring.