Corporate finance

Advisor headcount reached 2,160 advisors for the first quarter, up a net 43 from the year-ago period.

Michael Arougheti says the move his firm took last year has already boosted stock liquidity and expects it will lure more investors to alternatives.

The Invesco QQQ Trust dropped as much as 0.6% after Google’s parent company reported first-quarter sales below Wall Street estimates.

CEO Walt Bettinger says advisors tell him they aren’t worried about the new pricing model.

The firm is looking at a range of “different opportunities” for potential wealth management deals, CEO Jim Cracchiolo says.

The company hopes to recruit new advisors by taking a version of its home office tour on the road.

The slowing is part of an overall industry slowdown that experts don’t think will last.

CEO Ronald O’Hanley says the poor performance reflects both the industry’s “continued challenging conditions,” as well as “lower client activity.”

C. Allen Parker was interrupted more than a dozen times as he tried to deliver opening remarks at the bank's its annual meeting.

With the board still conducting a hiring search, the strategy for fixing past problems and returning to revenue growth remains in flux.