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Plaus had planned to leave the bank after March 31. But Merrill head Andy Sieg's sudden departure for Citigroup triggered an executive shuffle.

In a sudden shift, Merrill's leader of the past six years is heading back to rival Citi, where he will be head of global wealth and drive its expansion.

Employees of the collapsed bank are using LinkedIn, and old-school means, to find new jobs.

Headhunters are finding that many employees of the cratered bank's wealth management arms are waiting to see what happens to the parent firm before plotting their next moves.

The panel plans to take through 2024 to complete its 'everything's-on-the-table' review of experience, education and exam standards.

The test for independent advisor representatives will have novel sections on IPOs and SPACs.

Two brokers who left Charles Schwab to join the rival firm thought they were safe to bring their client books with them. FINRA says they were wrong.

In addition to the major robo-advisory deal, this week's recap features new partnerships for Vestwell and Riskalyze, and a new leader at Advisor360°.

Following Don Plaus's retirement announcement last week, Merrill is moving around longtime veteran insiders to fill his role.

Don Plaus, a Merrill veteran who oversaw the Private Wealth advisors' expansion in Florida, came from a "modest background" but over a long career, rose to lead teams advising many of the world's richest people.

The founders of the Financial Professionals Coalition contend that most industry groups back firms and big players. They plan to stand up for the little guy.

Merrill Video Pro wants to transform planners into their clients' most clickable content creators

Nathan Stibbs will be the midsize independent firm's first director of corporate strategy after it picked up more than a dozen teams in 2022.

The case of fired broker Cory Clem, who accused former Edward Jones colleagues of betraying him and stealing his valuable client relationships, illustrates how things can go wrong during transitions. Here's what advisors can learn about making a clean break.

The pandemic changed work, and the colloquial terms and phrases that go with it.

Joe Duran, the former head of United Capital, the RIA that Goldman bought in 2019, is stepping back from his role as a bank partner but will continue as a consultant. Here's what that change and others mean for advisors.

The certifying group says a change in its tax-exempt status will let it communicate to the public everything financial planning, from advisor salaries to the profession's accommodating hours.

The regional broker-dealer and investment advisor made veteran insider Anthony "Tony" Miller interim president as CEO Tim Scheve steps back. Here's what advisors considering alternatives to the wirehouses can expect from Miller's leadership.

Cedarwood Financial Partners left Edward Jones after decades in an effort to carry out ambitious growth targets.

Three men are widely considered the longtime CEO's slate of replacements.