Recruiting

The firm is led by ex-wirehouse executives aiming to recruit large wirehouse teams.

The 50 largest teams and OSJs to change their affiliations show both the threat to incumbent firms posed by RIAs and the scale afforded by acquisitions.

The following 17 teams oversaw about $75 billion in assets. The firms ending the year with prize recruits include a diverse cast: regional BDs, wirehouses, boutiques and RIAs.

Too many planners are serving too few clients, Dynasty’s chairman argues.

The firm has been looking to its wirehouse competitors for new hires throughout the year.

Evan Guido is looking to partner more closely with CPAs.

Independent Advisor Alliance and Private Advisor Group — two of the firm’s largest hybrid RIAs — say they’ve added billions in clients assets from IFP.

An unknown number of test-takers viewed results online showing that they had passed, when their results were still under review.

It’s another high-profile addition for the firm led by ex-Morgan Stanley executive Greg Fleming.