The private equity-backed IBD is "very appealing to advisors in that larger independent setting," its top recruiter says.

The bank’s financial advisors and licensed bankers will continue to offer insurance services through the many insurance carriers Regions works with.

The firm’s headcount declined slightly in the quarter, but advisors’ productivity remains strong and growing.

All systems go for more transactions — but the stock market is a wild card.

The sale will allow Cadaret to provide advisors with future growth opportunities, the 75-year-old co-founder of the IBD said.

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The bank’s latest retreat from wealth management will move 51 advisors to the independent space under Woodbury Financial.

The RIA grabs an UHNW firm with trust services in a lucrative market while also targeting midsized firms.

Advisor Group firm Woodbury Financial targets the bank brokerage channel.

The $263 million practice’s new IBD reported record recruiting for 2017, helped in part by the movement of advisors following LPL’s massive acquisition.

The offering will either directly lend to businesses or invest in the credit of companies facing distress.

Short sellers tend to go against the tide, making investments based on a belief that a stock is going to tank. These 10 banks have drawn the greatest amount of short-interest activity recently.

The firm is seeking to buy wealth management assets more aggressively after gaining greater clarity from global regulators on how much capital the bank will need over coming years.

Some investors are demanding action on gun manufacturer and retailer stocks. Can financial advisors deliver?

Cetera has provided financing and other services in more than 250 acquisitions across the IBD network since 2015.

The No. 13 IBD has added 183 advisors through its recruiting efforts in the past two years.

The newly merged practice became the seventh largest at the No. 18 IBD.

Exodus to RIAs continues, but Schwab cites red flags.

The deal is only the first step in a major growth plan, according to the acquiring firm’s founder.