The addition of Peter Laidlaw to Merrill's offices in San Francisco comes as firm executives aim to engage in "more aggressive recruiting."

Michael Outlaw, the recently named president of Rockefeller Global Family Office, says family offices are defined more by the services they offer than by their relationships with wealthy families.

The LPL–Commonwealth megadeal set off a two-sided scramble. As LPL fought to retain advisors and assets, rivals raced to poach both.

Women now make up about 26% of financial advisors, but growth has stalled. Advisors say structural barriers are holding the industry back.

A new study finds that the industry's efforts to recruit more women is paying off — but it will take further investments to reap the potential business opportunities.

The Apollo Group, a six-person team in New York, is the latest to show that former First Republic advisors are still not completely settled at JPMorgan.

Women often feel talked down to when it comes to financial matters. Advisors with experience serving women clients say the industry has a lot of work to do to change this.

The National Legal and Policy Center has successfully urged companies like Goldman Sachs and American Express to remove DEI from their board selection process, but now it argues that SEC actions are restricting shareholder rights too much.

The latest study tracking financial advisor movement from research firm Cerulli Associates suggests that employee brokerages must change with the times.

A new annual compensation report by consulting firm Succession Resource Group explains how pay plans can boost — or detract from — the value of an RIA.

Dynasty accuses Merrill of acting in distorting the court record in its attempt to force a dispute over a giant breakaway team before FINRA arbitrators.

The latest victory in court for Jayne W. Di Vincenzo over Devin J. Garofalo may have finally ended the saga.

The latest study by The Kitces Report of advisors' well-being found five key drivers of their happiness with work — and many firms are falling short.

Lawyers note that Ameriprise, despite its win, got relatively little of what it wanted and question whether the fight was worthwhile.

What began as Transition to RIA founder Brad Wales' informal collection of large firms' division names and account types could turn into a collaborative industry glossary.

Snow Pine Private Wealth is the latest in a string of advisory groups to jump from UBS to Wells Fargo.

Tom Cleary and Robert Whittington return to Morgan Stanley to start Southeast Wealth Management Group in Orlando, Florida.

From reducing cognitive load to rethinking meeting formats, small changes can lead to big improvements for some clients.

Paul Shoukry said Raymond James differentiates itself by not requiring advisors to push banking and other products and by not aggressively pursuing advisors who leave for industry rivals.

The arrival of Warren-Fantano Wealth Management at Janney will give the regional broker-dealer a new office in Delaware.