The firm incorrectly coded her payout at the institutional rate, a mistake that impeded her ability to move up the pay grid and attain bonuses, she alleges.

Gender discrimination and sexual harassment still occurs in a profession whose history includes scandals such as Smith Barney's boom-boom room.

The firm also reported record revenue and pre-tax income for the recent quarter.

Lower incomes, longer lives and time out of the workforce means women lag men when it comes to preparing for retirement. Advisors can help.

A 41-year industry veteran says his practice was seeking “a new strategic partner to help us take the next step in our firm’s growth.”

The private equity-backed IBD is "very appealing to advisors in that larger independent setting," its top recruiter says.

Wirehouses have been seeing a decline in their advisor headcounts.

Wirehouses are losing talent as advisors look to escape bank-owned firms.

“There aren’t many combination opportunities left, so about six or seven months ago we recommitted ourselves to recruiting and got more aggressive in recruiting,” says Michael Purpura, president of D.A. Davidson Wealth Management.

Industry leaders were selected from Voya Investment Management, Franklin Templeton Investments, Carson Group and more.

The latest moves bolster the firm’s presence in the Northeast.

The wirehouse recently reported advisor headcount shrank by 258 advisors year-over-year.

The Massachusetts senator is struggling to get data that shows how bad sexual harassment might be on Wall Street.

The firm also opened a new office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Financial planning professionals tell us sexual harassment is pervasive. Can that change?

The wirehouse exodus continues, as a team of Wells Fargo advisors jumps ship for the independent firm.

Although their products have won on returns, nearly all the new jobs have gone to men since 2015.

Advisors may be upset due to the high-handed attitudes of the larger firms, but pulling down six zeroes a year can offset a lot of irritation, says On Wall Street’s annual recruiters roundtable.

Two-thirds of firms don't know how to attract young people, a new survey reports.

"If our profession truly cares about the well-being of our clients to the extent that the profession professes, then we need to swing this pendulum in the other direction," Elwyn says.