Practice management

27 firms have signed on to the standard, but state regulators and industry groups are pushing for more.

The president looks to fulfill a key promise from his campaign.

State examiners are finding more shortcomings. At the same time, advisors face bulked-up regulators probing more aspects of their practices.

"This is a window for these regional firms to really explode," says Rob Blevins, a recruiter in Dublin, Ohio.

Millennials want mobile-first digital advice, and will invest millions on such platforms.

The key is thinking like a business owner and acting like a CEO, according to a new report.

New FINRA guidelines lay out the consequences.

Newer hybrid products are popular, but they can be expensive.

Having credible, thoughtful answers to clients’ questions is essential to truly meeting a fiduciary standard of care.

The practice left its BD less than a year after John Hancock acquired Transamerica Financial Advisors.

In the wake of cyberattacks at Equifax and EDGAR, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton makes an unusually lengthy statement appealing for RIAs to bolster security.

Derek Burke discussed the Advisor Group firm’s upcoming digital offering and his top priorities.

Asset allocation is the glue that connects and aligns an investor’s goals and strategies.

Germany’s largest bank plans to focus on on markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore and the U.S.

The retirement powerhouse has made six deals so far this year, most recently acquiring Davidson & Garrard with $685 million in AUM.

The advisors joined existing practices within the bank's independent broker-dealer arm.

Doing homework and knowing how to enter and how to exit are essential.

Figuring out how to make automated platforms appeal to planners has been a learning process, says the custodian’s technology executives.

Armed with private equity capital, Carson Group rebrands and will become an aggressive M&A player, outsource provider and breakaway recruiter.

Advisors' best strategies for dealing with college loans.