Economy

Though the firm's revenue growth was tepid, the advisor ranks at the wirehouse expanded by 187 advisors, according to Bank of America which reported second quarter earnings for its wealth management unit.

Advisors failed to win FINRA arbitration case for compensatory damages in excess of $5 million for a number of grievances.

After announcing 11% growth in net income for the wirehouse's brokerage unit, Wells Fargo executives told analysts that they are thinking of launching a robo advisor.

Barclays lost another team, this time to Morgan Stanley, while its deal to sell its U.S. wealth management operations to Stifel is pending.

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The wirehouse rolled out a new advertising campaign aiming to bolster its image in the eyes of clients as a goals-based wealth management firm.

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LPL aims to serve retirement plan assets of large RIAs, some of its strongest competitors in non-retirement plan advisory work.

Tash Elwyn, president of Raymond James & Associates, says recent recruiting milestones have "triggered a number of inquiries" from advisors thinking of making a move.

The nation's seventh largest credit union moved its investment program to CUSO Financial Services drawn in part by its technology systems and accessibility.

The moves represent another blow to Barclays, which lost five advisors in advance of a pending deal to sell its U.S. wealth management operations to Stifel.

These independent broker-dealers reported the highest portion of top-shelf advisors.

The bank looked to one of its own to replace the current wealth management and insurance division head.

Two advisors go independent with Raymond James, looking to structure their practice without wirehouse limitations.

FSI endorses IBD head Brian Kovack for FINRA post; Kovack hopes to win mid-sized IBD seat in which he would says he would represent firms, not investors.

The Wayne, N.J.-based bank chose Cetera Financial Institutions because it believed the firm could help the bank expand its service offerings into the mass-affluent market.

A recruit who worked with $658 million in client assets moves between the wirehouses.

Advisors aren't so happy this year, in particular due to changes in comp plans and subpar leadership, according to the new J.D. Power study.

A trio of advisors leaves the wirehouse for the independent channel at Raymond James.

Rival Edward Jones has grown and wants to keep on growing.