Independent BDs

Concerns with the fiduciary rule, compensation and leadership pushed down satisfaction ratings.

None of the FP50 are close to equalizing their ranks of men and women.

Implementation of fiduciary rule could drive more IBDs to seek safe harbor with large partners.

Planners using the latest digital tools report higher AUM than their colleagues, Fidelity says.

Advisers face fewer choices for clients as both the rule and SEC enforcement roil the market.

Even as the board seeks stricter fiduciary rules, there are concerns about loopholes on conflicts and commissions.

The new recruits, who previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Janney Montgomery Scott, also pointed to the firm's affiliation with Raymond James in making the move.

Although revenue fell for the FP50, most firms upped their AUM.

Here's what smaller firms hoping to get out of the broker-dealer business need to know.

Wirehouses, broker-dealers and banks unveiled client-friendly policies while asking the agency for further delays.