Recruiting

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

The husband-and-wife team say their new employer reminded them of their first firm, Smith Barney.

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

The regional firm's new hires joined from FSC Securities, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

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

An internal memo shows tight deadlines for half the brokers the IBD hopes to retain after the deal.

A different regulatory landscape is encouraging brokers to reconsider their options.

Beefed-up market research will help the firm’s advisors, says President Adam Antoniades.

RBC has been on a recruiting tear, adding more advisors in the first half of 2017 than all of 2016.

Thomas Fickinger managed over 1,350 advisors generating $1.5 billion in revenue in 2016.

The firm's latest hires include an industry veteran of nearly four decades of experience.

The advisors join the regional BD’s offices in Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee.

Bill Morrissey, who is leading the effort, described the firm's rapid, multipronged approach.

Private equity-backed parent Advisor Group made the shakeup at a challenging time for IBDs.

The platform provider has added 12 firms to its roster so far this year.

The relaunched program has the same name, but no new funding, a spokeswoman says.

The move previews what will be a tough recruiting fight for the IBD giant following its massive buy.

The firm joined a handful looking to researchers on aging to help bolster their offerings.

The firm, which has faced racial discrimination allegations, is trying an alternative approach suggested by a professor at Harvard.

The regional BD's newest hire has more than three decades of industry experience.