Recruiting

The new hires came at the expense of Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Hilliard Lyons.

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.

Macroeconomic trends and matters of convenience will move advisors, assets and markets next year in the ever-changing wealth management space.

Six major trends to watch next year include M&A and the breakaway broker movement.

It’s the latest losses for the wirehouse, which has suffered from advisor attrition.

Demand for advice is exceeding capacity as about 150,000 prospective clients have reached out to the firm this year alone, Ric Edelman says.

Wirehouses will begin transforming their business models to mirror the bank channel in many way, says industry recruiter Mark Elzweig.

The duo previously spent a decade and a half with Oppenheimer.

The regional firm launched its seventh new office this year.

The broker-dealer has also appointed a new northeastern regional director for its independent contractor division.

Ameriprise scores big in its latest round of recruiting.