Recruiting is up in a year of unprecedented upheaval. What gives?

If the court ends up making this choice, intended family members may lose out — all for want of filling out a one-page form.

“How many minority-owned ETFs do you know?” an advisor asks.

The latest roundup of news in the IBD and RIA channels comes in a time of economic turmoil and big transactions.

The advisors staff the regional BD’s 17th office in Michigan, where it has been on a recruiting streak.

The executive shuffle at the company continues as Credit Suisse America’s Paula Dominick is hired to replace Mike Roemer as chief compliance officer. It also hired or promoted four line-of-business chief risk officers and an enterprise testing leader.

The hires might be short-lived as job-cut moratoria end in the third and fourth quarters.

As consolidation reshapes the market, the custodian sees an opportunity to attract tech-forward and multi-custodial firms.

The team caters to athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs.

It’s enough to frustrate star traders, leaving them vulnerable to poaching by hedge funds willing to pay more.

They all spent over a decade at their former firm.

“I wanted to be able to walk in the door and only be able to answer to one constituency: my clients,” advisor Andy Ferguson says.

The advisor is asking a judge to reconsider the order, saying he wasn’t given a chance to defend himself against accusations of violating a non-solicitation agreement.

One of the largest professional designation and training schools launched a program to award free tuition to at least 25 students in the next year.

The hires hail from Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

The new hires were previously at Merrill Lynch, UBS, and BB&T.

Institutions large and small are either creating new positions or elevating existing diversity heads to C-suite roles. Will the moves help banks improve equality within their ranks and better serve their communities?

With higher compensation offers and a track record of independence, the No. 1 IBD is “challenging the status quo,” its head recruiter says.

Here’s what leaders around the world say must be done.

“We do not yet know when we’ll return to a more traditional operating model,” a spokeswoman said.