The former CEO of HD Vest left the firm three months earlier than he originally anticipated.

The deal for Next Financial would grow the firm's portfolio in the sector to nearly 2,000 reps.

Firms face a complex world of increasing data volumes, regulations, reporting demands and multi-asset class complexity.

The frothy seller’s market for advisory firms may be coming to end, says veteran dealmaker Peter Raimondi.

Concerns mount about the aggregator counting tuck-ins as organic growth.

Jason Kirkland, a former Baird employee, has sued the firm for allegedly withholding his compensation.

In an internal memo, CEO James Poer pledges that any change to the firm’s capital structure "would be made with your business in mind first."

One of the first RIA aggregators is at the center of a bitter legal dispute.

The IBD and its subsidiaries’ 2,300 advisors appear to be facing a sale by its parent, with bidding reported to be starting as soon as next week.

The giants have traditionally bought out the newcomers.