Going independent

The loss comes even as the firm has been acquiring new breakaway teams and RIAs.

The move is HighTower's 22nd transaction this year ― making 2017 the firm's busiest year ever.

Smaller brokerages are benefiting in big ways from cutbacks at three of the four largest firms.

Phil Shaffer says changes in the business necessitated a career change if he was to maintain an edge in serving clients.

The nation’s largest independent broker-dealer has had a net loss of 121 advisors this year, mostly to three major OSJs.

A judge issued a ruling after intensely scrutinizing advisors' emails and text messages to clients.

The firm continues a recruiting streak that has netted teams managing over $10.5 billion in assets this year alone.

The Swiss wirehouse hit the founding partners of an $8 billion firm with a lawsuit.

The Labor Department has indicated that further revisions to the regulation could be forthcoming.

This year has seen more moves, bigger moves and more expensive moves.