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The wirehouse welcomed back Michael Casey after a stint at Morgan Stanley.

The bank hired a chief investment officer to oversee asset management and promoted an executive to lead Regions Institutional Services.

Neuberger Berman, the employee-owned money manager that oversees $250 billion in client assets, named MetLife Chief Executive Officer Steven Kandarian to its board.

A former RBC team that had over $1.25 million in combined production has joined Janney Montgomery Scott.

"Insurance and risk management services are an important aspect of our strategic plan to broaden the scope of services that we offer to our wealth, business and consumer clients," said Frank Leto, Bryn Mawr's president and CEO.

HMN Financial in Rochester, Minn., has agreed to buy certain assets and liabilities of Kasson State Bank.

HighTower adds a group led by one of On Wall Street's Top 40 Advisors Under 40.

Convincing advisors "why they should stay" and continue to grow with Cetera will be a priority for Ballard.

A 33-year industry veteran heads the three-member group.

A father-and-son team from Janney Montgomery Scott joined the wirehouse.

John Horner will succeed Craig Delany, who announced his retirement last month.

The wirehouse landed five recruits from Stifel, Morgan Stanley and RBC.

Ronald O’Hanley, who stepped down last year as head of Fidelity Investment’s asset management business, is set to run State Street Corp.’s $2.45 trillion investment arm.

Nearly half of Americans are saving no more than 5% of their incomes, while 18% are saving nothing at all, according to a new report.

Raymond James added a Wells Fargo advisor who managed $175 million in client assets.

The pace of RIA dealmaking has leveled off over the last few years, with no increase in the number of deals over the previous year and aggregate AUM acquired ticking up only slightly to $47.4B from $43.7B, according to new data from Schwab Advisor Services.

Long, who oversaw 400 advisors at Wedbush, parted ways with the firm earlier this month.

Four advisors joined the firm from rival brokerage D.A. Davidson.

Outlook for the planners -- who were recruited with a promise that they would "not [be] required to sell" -- seems to depend on whether you talk to Northwestern Mutual or LearnVest.

Northwestern Mutual, the nation's second-largest life insurance company, is buying LearnVest, an online financial planning start-up founded in 2009.