Economy

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.

The firm’s four new additions came from two wirehouses.

It’s one of the largest teams to quit a wirehouse this year.

After a volatile year, advisors get a reprieve when it comes to payout changes.

Regulatory shifts, M&A, new technology — there’s a lot on the horizon for the industry.

The OSJ scooped up teams from Edward Jones, Wells Fargo Advisors and Wedbush Securities.

The latest deal by a wealth manager for an employee services firm enables the Raymond James Private Client Group to expand its reach.

Waddell & Reed had been working in recent years to transform its “proprietary broker-dealer into a fully competitive independent wealth manager.”

The firm has added 42 advisors this year with a combined $3.8 billion in AUM.

Alterations include higher hurdles for cash pay, a grid stretch for deferred compensation and new bonuses.

The firm’s new business highlights the beginnings of a shift in the custody marketplace due to a series of consolidations.

Funding is getting tighter as advisors look towards marketing automation as an engine for growth.

Brian Truscott oversaw more than $330 million in client assets.