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A different regulatory landscape is encouraging brokers to reconsider their options.

RBC has been on a recruiting tear, adding more advisors in the first half of 2017 than all of 2016.

Thomas Fickinger managed over 1,350 advisors generating $1.5 billion in revenue in 2016.

The firm's latest hires include an industry veteran of nearly four decades of experience.

The advisors join the regional BD’s offices in Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee.

U.S. Bank hired an executive to lead the fledgling Business Owner Advisory Services group on a national level.

Private equity-backed parent Advisor Group made the shakeup at a challenging time for IBDs.

The move previews what will be a tough recruiting fight for the IBD giant following its massive buy.

The firm joined a handful looking to researchers on aging to help bolster their offerings.

The regional BD's newest hire has more than three decades of industry experience.

Bottom line retail pressures may have tripped up the top executive, one expert says.

One of the new hires cited the regional firm's financial planning expertise as a reason he made the move.

The big custodian chose a 35-year company veteran to take over the long-vacant position.

Regional brokerages and firms that assist breakaway advisors have been picking off top talent at the wirehouses.

One of the regional firm's new hires had a previous career as a minister in Louisiana.

The regional broker-dealer added four new advisors to the 32 recruits picked up this year alone.

The regional firm has been a recruiting tear, picking up a number of ex-wirehouse teams.

In the last month, RBC has hired six teams from wirehouses and other regional firms.

The new hires join the fast-growing regional firm from Baird and J.P. Morgan Securities.

One advisor says the fiduciary rule prompted the latest wirehouse exit to an RIA.