Economy

Second-quarter revenue declined across trust, insurance and brokerage businesses, with trust services posting the sharpest fall.

"We are not going to have a separate robo adviser that would disintermediate our existing advisers," says CEO Paul Reilly.

Headcount at the fast-growing firm was up 327 year-over-year.

Fees in 401(k) plan slammed as grossly excessive; investment options as imprudent.

We reshuffled the deck on our top program managers and ranked them by third-party marketers.

The wirehouse has faced a difficult business environment so far this year, and additional headwinds may be coming during the second half of 2016, top executives say.

The recruit spent two years researching the move before deciding to leave the wirehouse.

Several of the largest moves this year show top talent is looking beyond traditional choices.

Several big banks are getting into the business, mostly by forming partnerships with fintech companies. Smaller banks are expected to soon follow suit.

The executive has added 15 new advisers this year and plans to add 15 more by the end of 2016, bringing the total broker force to 130.

Two firms were fined over $100,000 for not disclosing nearly $5M in loans to clients.

Firms and brokers would contribute to a pool to compensate investors who were defrauded but are unable to collect, according to one recommendation.

The Birmingham, Ala.-based bank generated $103 million in second-quarter revenue from its brokerage, trust and insurance operations, up 6.2% year-over-year.

The recruit joined the elite firm's outsourced CIO team after more than a decade at SEI Investments.

The digital platform added $1.6 billion from the first quarter.

Profits rose 8% year-over-year at the bank's Global Wealth & Investment Management unit, which includes Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust.

The hit smartphone game Pokémon Go taught banks a lesson in mobile strategy this week: gamify it.

Second-quarter profits from wealth management and securities services jumped 56.3% to $100 million from $64 million a year ago.

Second-quarter revenue dipped 9.4% year-over-year, while profits plunged 22.5%.

The number of financial advisers at the firm declines 1% to 15,042.