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If approved, the firm would be able to issue its own ETFs, although they haven’t registered any individual funds yet.

The move follows efforts to reduce expenses in the company’s global wealth management business.

Non-disclosure agreements and mandatory arbitration are part of what critics call a machine of silence that shields bad behavior from becoming public.

The chief executive outlined a future where offices need not be fully staffed.

Mike Santomassimo is succeeding John Shrewsberry, who has held the role for the past six years.

Wealth management profits fell, but a steep rise in transactional business offset some of the decline.

“Overall there were not many positive data points to hang your hat on,” according to analysts. Advisor headcount, net interest income and assets were down.

U.S. officials have raised questions about the security of TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance.

One recruit left an IBD to join the wirehouse.

The survey's perennial champions scored higher than competitors like Wells Fargo, Ameriprise and LPL on every metric.

The bank says an announcement on how far the current 51-cent payout would drop is expected in mid-July.

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The privileged realms of American finance still look much the way they did a decade ago, or even two or three decades ago.

Talks had focused on plans to attract $15 billion of assets under management, mostly from wealthy Latin Americans, according to people familiar with the matter.

The wirehouse added more than a dozen advisors in the last month managing more than $1 billion in client assets.

Marylin Booker accuses the company of failing to support Black advisors and criticizes its use of mandatory arbitration to settle employee disputes.

Evidence suggests some minority-owned businesses can’t access loans, and the Trump administration is under pressure to report borrower demographics. The issue is gaining attention against the backdrop of protests over the George Floyd killing.

Independent advisors may enjoy freedom of choice when it comes to all things digital, but giant institutions have a leg up with integration.

The 18-month project is part of the $3 billion that Bank of America allocates annually to new technology initiatives.

Everything from compliance to admin work is part of the job, and advisors have to “figure this out by themselves or find a third party,” a planner says.