Economy

The group includes several industry veterans, one of whom has 50 years of industry experience.

The No. 1 IBD unveiled positive recruiting numbers for the third quarter, alongside an 84% jump in profits.

The No. 1 IBD poached two more teams from the largest firm in rival network Cetera Financial Group.

The team, which already has $3.5 billion in AUA, will service bond requests of any type from Arkadios Capital’s advisors.

The firm’s broker ranks expanded to 7,813 independent and employee advisors, a new high.

The firm has streamlined its leadership structure and overhauled its marketing strategy.

Sergio Ermotti is under pressure to show investors how the bank can reap greater profits from a merger of its two wealth management businesses.

Kelly Coffey will succeed Russell Goldsmith as CEO of City National, a Los Angeles-based unit of RBC.

“This is a chance to redesign core systems, some of which go back to PaineWebber,” says Tom Naratil, president of UBS Wealth Management Americas.

A lawsuit filed by an ex-client was granted class action status after the firm failed to keep the dispute out of court.

The trading app's move to create its own clearing system signals broader goals.

About 60 advisors have joined the broker-dealer so far this year, with five advisors and two firms coming on this month.

Jim Cracchiolo aims to boost the number of clients receiving comprehensive plans through a series of tech upgrades for advisors next year.

Wirehouses have long complained about paying the highest dues among the group’s hundreds of members, insiders say.

The proposed rule from the Labor Department would allow small companies with a common owner or those in the same trade group to band together and create multiemployer plans.

This quarter the firm brought on 14 new advisors, who advised more than $1.1 billion in client assets at their former firms.

Artificial intelligence is among three themes rapidly shaping development of advisor technology, said firms gathered at the T3 Enterprise conference.

For advisors that make a claim of misconduct the deck appears stacked in favor of the employers.

The No. 1 IBD added a practice with $520 million in client assets from rival Cambridge before walking back a new policy that has resulted in departures.

The Wealth Enhancement Group has reached $9.7 billion in client assets under a slew of M&A deals and substantial organic growth.