A new book by Harvard Law School professor and former SEC official John Coates warns of "a deep tension" threatening the American economy and politics.

Raymond James had scored the big team in May, before Securian's sale of its retail wealth business to Cetera closed.

The planned sale marks another step for the Wall Street giant away from previous plans to work more with retail customers.

The company is paying $75 million in penalties and restitution in connection with SEC allegations that its investment advisory arm overcharged customers it inherited in its Wachovia acquisition in 2008. The settlement is said to show the importance of conducting extensive compliance checks in a rapidly consolidating industry.

World Insurance's Pensionmark unveiled a giant deal following the insurer's private equity agreement for $1 billion in financing at a valuation of $3.4 billion.

The private equity-backed consolidator led by Peter Mallouk opened a new unit after acquiring a different Twin Cities-area firm earlier this summer.

It's a good time for savvy financial firms to scan for the right teams to onboard.

The move comes as LPL boasts hefty profit gains in earnings and Kestra struggles with debt.

A sale of the business bought four years ago would undo another part of CEO David Solomon's ill-fated move into managing money for a wider array of clients.

More assets, less debt and a new name are among the Canadian asset manager's wealth highlights.