Whitnell & Co. changed hands in a deal with a regional bank that also struck a strategic partnership with the wealth manager.

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Firms will up their tech investments and continue rewards and punishments designed to shape advisor behavior, says recruiter Mark Elzweig.

The combination of wealth management with supporting sectors attracted investors to two major deals.

The firm credited keeping its offices open during COVID-19 as a major selling point as FAs industrywide kept making moves and repapering their clients.

The IBD completed a stellar recruiting year by adding a team led by a 30-year veteran advisor.

Private collection agencies that have contracted with the Internal Revenue Service to collect overdue tax debts have collected nearly $500 million since 2017, according to a new report, but that’s just a fraction of the over $30 billion owed.

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In the first wave of cases under the regulator’s self-reporting initiative, it garnered more than $2.7 million in payments of restitution plus interest.

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Just like the industries that they cover, the lack of Black representation among news outlets acts as a barrier against understanding and eliminating systemic racism.

With an eye on pathways to fee-only practices and away from an “eat what you kill” philosophy, four planners aim to usher in a more diverse profession.

The new additions join a set of big hires at the wirehouse.

The UHNW unit signed advisors managing a combined $3.7 billion this year and committed to maintaining a physical presence in its New York headquarters.

LPL Financial and indie rivals like Raymond James, Wells Fargo FiNet and Kestra Financial completed at least 17 recruiting grabs of $800 million or more this year.

Like its largest rivals, the wirehouse kept grids at par after a tumultuous 2020.

The firm has about 200,000 staffers doing their jobs from home, a spokesman said.

It’s the second-biggest hire of the year for the wirehouse.

The firm’s four new additions came from two wirehouses.

It’s one of the largest teams to quit a wirehouse this year.