Economy

The allegations involving 12b-1 fees, cash sweeps and commissions also include violations of best execution rules.

Despite pledges, the IBD network didn’t collect enough data for suitability reviews of the outside transaction for more than five years, according to the regulator.

Join Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square as he offers his insights into where the Fintech industry is headed next year. Will a Biden administration insist on greater regulation? What will happen in the cryptocurrency markets? What will be the big IPOs in the sector? Will GooglePlex make a big splash? What new technologies or applications should we be expecting?

The new additions join a set of big hires at the wirehouse.

The UHNW unit signed advisors managing a combined $3.7 billion this year and committed to maintaining a physical presence in its New York headquarters.

LPL Financial and indie rivals like Raymond James, Wells Fargo FiNet and Kestra Financial completed at least 17 recruiting grabs of $800 million or more this year.

Like its largest rivals, the wirehouse kept grids at par after a tumultuous 2020.

They're among a handful of companies willing to hold clients' digital assets for safekeeping. Many of their peers balk at the reputational and financial risks.

With 350 firms on its client roster, the acquisition of Flourish gives the insurer a springboard into the independent advisor market.

It’s the second-biggest hire of the year for the wirehouse.