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The securities-backed lending platform provides liquidity to borrowers and transparency to advisors, the investment banking giant says.

The 1,778-advisor firm constitutes the largest privately held IBD, underscoring the growing appeal of boutique-like models.

The two IBDs have agreed to pay restitution in one of the largest securities fraud cases in the advisor’s home state.

The bank sometimes ignored the advice of its own diligence vendors in packaging and selling loans.

A directive on ETFs took the advisor by surprise after several years with the No. 29 IBD, he says.

The departure is the latest in a string for the wirehouse, whose broker ranks have shrunk by more than 300 over the last year.

The move suggests officials expect a lift this year and next from a tax overhaul passed by Republicans in December.

The Chicago-based community bank is the second bank this year to move its business from Invest Financial.

The move comes more than three months after Morgan Stanley and UBS quit the agreement.

A report says that boomers and Gen X-ers should expect disruptions in the labor force in the next 12 years.

The No. 13 IBD has added 183 advisors through its recruiting efforts in the past two years.

The broker-dealer has been scooping up talent from its rivals for months.

The newly merged practice became the seventh largest at the No. 18 IBD.

James Van Steenhuyse will oversee the firm's planned growth in the region.

Pinnacle Investments tapped Ami Forte despite her ongoing legal struggles with her former firm and Home Shopping Network founder Roy Speer’s estate.

First Trust’s Jim Bowen reminded attendees at BISA's annual conference last week just how good American life can be, offering a can-do attitude that advisors need to adopt.

Jarrett Kovics will help the firm with recruiting and advisor development.

The two advisors generated about $1.5 million in annual revenue, according to the No. 3 IBD.

The unit will provide specialized services for private banking, international and institutional clients."

Congress created a juicy new tax break, yet hundreds of thousands of clients still don’t know if they can claim it.