Recruiting

The brokerage added more than 200 independent financial advisors for the second quarter in a row while driving up the productivity of its existing ranks.

Fidelity Investments is hiring an additional 100 people for its digital assets unit, stepping up an expansion that started in May and taking advantage of turmoil among crypto firms to lure talent. 

JPMorgan Chase has hired a new head of digital assets regulatory policy, less than a month after CEO Jamie Dimon told lawmakers that cryptocurrencies are "decentralized Ponzi schemes."

FPA 2022 President-Elect James Lee explains how the organization plans to pursue protection for a title that some advisors say is misused in the industry.

The influx during a challenging quarter displays how the wirehouse's three channels are starting to work together in tandem, CEO James Gorman says.

Despite losing more than 500 brokers from its headcount in the third quarter, the wirehouse sees strong recruiting momentum in its pipeline.

CEO Jamie Dimon drove the headlines with predictions about the "kind of odd" economy. Meanwhile, the firm's wealth units quietly added hundreds of recruits.

The presidents of two RIAs that use outside broker-dealers discuss how independent wealth managers are morphing in an effort to keep up with a fast-changing industry. Where do brokers fit in the future of wealth management?

Separate announcements by Concurrent Advisors and Private Advisor Group display why flexibility for financial advisors is valuable to growing RIAs.

One of the most active dealmakers in the industry attracted a high net worth practice that chose it out of an expanding group of potential suitors.