While some jobs such as trading are more suited for an office setting, CEO Bill Stromberg says technology and programming roles can be better handled remotely.

Advisor Group, Raymond James, LPL, New York Life, Stone Point Capital, and other news and moves of the week in the financial advice world.

The firm slimmed down its headcount slightly, even as it saw an uptick in advisor-related revenues from fees and asset management.

The company upped its recruiting package last year, a change that has been “very well received by prospective advisors,” according to the CEO.

The firm’s recruiting is also gaining steam, despite the ongoing impact to its bottom line from low interest rates.

JPMorgan’s CEO said in a memo that he expects “all U.S.-based employees will be in the office on a consistent rotational basis” by early July.

The 20-advisor team left Advisor Group’s Securities America for the private equity-backed holding company’s independent subsidiary, Cadaret Grant.

The Swiss bank added a sprinkle of new US advisors for the first time in years, amid record quarterly profits and plans for global job cuts.

Profits slumped last year and many investors are now voicing their displeasure with the compensation awarded to senior leaders. A nonbinding “say on pay” vote taken Tuesday passed narrowly, but Chairman Charles Noski indicated that the board will take the results into account when designing future pay packages.

In releasing their annual snapshot, state securities agency officials pledged to provide clarity around the compliance headache for small practices.

Too many Americans don't understand how these tax-advantaged accounts can help with college savings, writes Andrea Feirstein.

When it comes to gifting to a child that isn’t your own, author Erin Lowry writes things do become a tad more complicated.

Even those who haven’t had a pay cut are revisiting the decision, with 22% tweaking the date, most aiming for a later exit, research shows.

Younger workers are more prone to monetary concerns than their older counterparts, due to a lack of savings and other factors, a recent survey found.

Moves and news at Macquarie, Rockefeller, Vanguard, Orion, and elsewhere in the financial-advice industry this week.

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After appointing the committee and starting a new conference series, co-chairs Fanci Worthington and Stephen Oliver are asking all advisors to get involved.

The six-person will focus on ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals in South Florida.

From compliance to technology and succession, advisors may be under the wrong impressions about launching their own firms.

The two lead advisors had each spent more than two decades with the wirehouse.