Independent BDs

Necessary new approaches include better cultural understanding, more flexibility for new entrants and more outreach, advisors and executives say.

As the Federal Reserve strives to help the economy, wealth managers’ revenue takes a hit.

In a surprise announcement, Private Advisor Group tapped Moore as CEO nearly two years after he left Cetera for undisclosed medical reasons.

It’s one of the largest recruiting moves of the year in the independent broker-dealer sector.

Five firms agreed to pay $3 million to settle an SEC investigation into unsuitable sales of complex exchange-traded products.

The 40-advisor OSJ brings more than double the assets of any other new group unveiled across the IBD network in 2020.

But the regulator also ordered record payouts in 2020, including restitution through a self-reporting program that drew industry ire.

The private equity-backed firm’s bottom line has been less affected by coronavirus-related low interest rates than its rivals, Moody’s says.

CEO Dan Arnold cites growth in traditional channels and in recently launched models that could bring even more opportunities.

Even with those challenges, rep productivity and client cash balances expanded in the third quarter.