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Summit Financial, based in Westlake Village, Calif., is a primarily fee-based RIA offering clients investment management, insurance and retirement planning, says Triad, which offers advisory firms both a broker-dealer and a fee-based RIA multi-custodial platform.

A group with $4 million in production moved between the wirehouses, saying it wanted access to the banking and lending capabilities at Bank of America.

The former Southwest Securities team had overseen $225 million in assets at the time of their departure.

Carla Harris's message to women hoping to rise up in their fields: be true to who you are. Another: "If you consider yourself a leader in the 21st century you must be comfortable taking risk."

Mary Erodes has helped J.P. Morgan - with $230 billion in fund assets, excluding money market funds - to stand out in its ability to bring in assets, particularly to equity funds at times when other firms saw outflows.

Helping other professional women learn how to network and connect is a personal mission of Marie E. Dzanis, the senior vice president, head of funds and intermediary distribution at Northern Trust Asset Management.

Three bank breakaways join two former colleagues who started the independent firm Standard Investment Advisors last year.

A former H. Beck advisor joins Securities America after 27 years with the firm to explore some of the industry's latest technological advances.

Some of Kelley's biggest contributions have focused on clarifying fiduciary issues related to money markets, as she's been a vocal proponent of ensuring that money market funds remain investment options for institutional and retail investors.

The president and CEO of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Marie Chandoha has focused on lowering costs of funds, helping Schwab reduce the operating expense ratios on its market-cap ETFs by 0.07%.

Blake oversees a team of 60 portfolio managers globally, and more than 1,800 portfolios with assets in excess of $1.5 trillion across all equity index and advanced beta strategies.

King Financial Network president says the team went private for better accessibility and technology.

This list identifies 15 women influencing the broader fund provider industry and making a substantial impact on their organizations. All stand out for their unique leadership positions and for their propensity to help others rise in the field.

Independent advisors are bucking the broader trend and going to work for wirehouses and regional firms, ditching managerial tasks for simplicity and payoff.

Advisors with 25 years of combined experience leave the wirehouse for the broker-dealer's private client group.

Virginie Maisonneuve, chief investment officer for global equities at Pimco, will be leaving after helping shutter three active stock strategies at the firm.

A team with more than 35 years of combined industry experience leaves the wirehouse for the regional broker-dealer.

Impressed by LPL's size and scale, Faubourg Private Wealth Advisors also liked the idea of working with super-OSJ Level Four for additional flexibility, the firms' investment models and multi-custodian platform.

Four advisors made the move between the wirehouses.

The bond investor has already given away as much as $700 million and eventually will donate his remaining $2 billion fortune.