Corporate governance

The Wealth Consulting Group made its first acquisition since the deal that launched its hybrid RIA seven years ago.

Studies examining customer attitudes about their planner's identity often run up against the reality financial professionals say they experience.

Under 10% of surveyed wealth management professionals in a recent Arizent survey said their firms were 'very successful' at using the online networks to win clients.

A staff member in the firm's fraud investigations group found reporting failures dating back to 2009.

State regulators accused the wealth management giant of charging customers commissions of $75 or more for small equities transactions.

Amid a low tide of deals, the giants continue to identify RIAs and other firms giving them more scale and new capabilities.

Advisors seeking to sell their firms will find buyers that are increasingly focused on larger practices.

A small tweak to business practices could earn many firms in the industry much more in income, and it's hiding in plain sight.

A new study by Financial Planning parent company Arizent shows that firms are missing a big opportunity to get ahead on winning in the wealth transfer race.

The latest proposed changes tweak criteria that would disqualify firms from having 'residential supervisory locations.'

Boston Consulting Group offered financial advisors some business levers to consider in response to the worldwide impact of slumping stocks and bonds last year.

Around three in five women breadwinners said financial professionals have wrongly assumed their partner is the primary earner, according to a new UBS report.

Citizens made waves with its hires of around 50 private banking staff from First Republic. The head of wealth management at Citizens shared what's next.

Wealth management's broken career pipeline needs urgent attention as a succession cliff looms, a new Cerulli report says.

The panel's recommendation would also seek comments on the possibility of outsourcing some review functions to third-party firms.

The Ameriflex Group has been adding advisors and assets without using the kind of M&A deals that often fuel expansion in the industry.

The time is ripe to invest in automation, data science and social media to fuel wealth business growth in the digital age.

The marketplace for buyers and sellers is changing as advisory practices consider transactions that could alter their firms on a permanent basis.

The number of ultrarich families is growing, and so are their demands on advisors. Schwab moderated a panel on how RIAs can succeed with these clients.

The Investment Adviser Association contends federal regulators have not taken into account the likely onerous cumulative effects of their proposals on cybersecurity, outsourcing and data security.