Golden State Wealth Management is just the latest large advisory team to exit UBS following changes the wirehouse made to its compensation policies.

MML Investors Services, ONESCO and Integrity Alliance (formerly Brokers International) top the list as independent brokerages compete for financial advisors.

Also this week in Advisor Moves, Fifth Third reels in a big team from BNY Mellon, and MAI Capital Management doubles its AUM with a big acquisition deal.

The group of rapidly expanding firms includes mainstays like LPL Financial, but also smaller upstarts that are enlarging their footprints at a notable clip.

RBC executives say the firm's recent string of recruiting wins comes with temporary costs but also the promise of boosting income over the long term.

The question has turned into something of a paradox because of the related, but different, rise of RIAs and how that has affected independent brokerages.

The up-and-coming IBD Arkadios recruits an entire Morgan Stanley team and a significant share of Merrill's headcount in Dothan, Alabama.

The tide is in the wirehouse's direction in its fights with advisors who've left for rival firms.

Also this week, Raymond James picks another team from Commonwealth amid its purchase by LPL, and Cetera recruits from B. Riley Wealth Advisors.

Recruiters say firms routinely cover advisors' lost deferred compensation in offer packages. Those deals are complicating efforts by advisors who contend they're still owed backpay.

The numbers don't reflect much change in the low representation of female wealth management professionals, but there are some signs of progress.

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A group of former Ameriprise brokers argue they had no say in a court agreement requiring them to hand over their cell phones and other devices to a third-party forensic examiner.

Retired women find themselves leaning on Social Security as a primary source of income at greater rates than men, according to new research from the Transamerica Institute. Financial advisors say that has significant implications for retirement planning.

Plus, UBS loses a pair of advisors from a prominent team to Morgan Stanley, while SageView and Corient make big acquisition deals.

Each of the biggest firms in the channel grew substantially in 2024, but LPL's giant M&A deal to buy Commonwealth for $2.7 billion has further consolidated the ranks.

The win for Morgan Stanley comes after a recent string of victories against brokers who left for rival firms. But as the outcome in the JPMorgan case shows, firms don't always prevail.

Complex manager John Moran says RBC Wealth Management's New York market has recruited advisors with nearly $10 billion in assets this fiscal year, pulling from rivals like UBS, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley.

Also this week, both Arax Investment Partners and Aspen Standard Wealth add RIAs with $1B in AUM.