A frenzied M&A market means owners are getting full payment for acquired firms sooner.

SmartAsset provides personal finance information and tools to over 45 million users per month, says the firm.

Royal Alliance Associates will absorb the firm following the deal, which would push the network’s headcount above 6,800 advisors.

Securities America and Atria Wealth Solutions hired recruiting and operational heads from Ameriprise and Cetera.

Even countries with solid prospects for growth and debt financing haven’t been immune to the selloff.

Such a move would also coincide with efforts to cut costs in the bank's wealth management business by $600 million by 2020.

The firm’s principal says his team wanted to join the No. 1 IBD, which is testing larger recruiting offers.

Wealth Enhancement Group has nearly doubled its assets over a two-year period.

A public offering will be a landmark for the advisory business. But the aggregator will face unprecedented scrutiny from investors.

The definition of independence for advisors is changing, according to a new report.