Recruiting

Also this week, both Arax Investment Partners and Aspen Standard Wealth add RIAs with $1B in AUM.

AFE Private Wealth's upcoming move to a larger office will launch what its partners say is a separate but symbiotic pairing with an exclusive gathering place.

Also this week, the tech-driven RIA Farther boosts its AUM total to over $13 billion with a recruiting blitz, Mercer adds an RIA with more than $1 billion in assets and Cresset fills out its C-suite.

The Swiss financial giant also saw its assets flow out of its Americas business in the second quarter as advisors left and clients set aside billions for taxes.

After a difficult start to the year, Stifel reported a strong second quarter, with record AUM and net revenue figures for its wealth management division.

Emily Dreas, who became a senior executive for the firm's New York market earlier this year, has been busy filling out the firm's leadership ranks with hires from industry rivals.

As advisors continue to exit UBS for rival firms Merrill, Ameriprise and Raymond James, EP Wealth completed a major acquisition.

The Fed's rate cuts last year also took a toll on the company's results for the second quarter, when there were sharp drops in the flow of incoming client holdings.

Departures from the Swiss banking giant show no signs of letting up in a week that also saw LPL Financial and Elevation Pointe announce big deals.

The popular industry recruiting and retention barometer provided another window into the challenges facing LPL Financial with its latest major acquisition.