Massachusetts regulator calls the pending legislation 'a gift to the investment industry and Wall Street special interests.'
Four breakaways in Colorado Springs sign on with HighTower.
Both firms serve family offices with accounting, reporting tools.
More than 9,200 calls result in 650 referrals to regulators, 130 to protective services.
But overall activity in first half of the government's fiscal year remained on par with the same period last year.
InvestmentPOD says it provides dynamic strategies at robo prices
Two breakaway brokers in Greensboro, N.C., affiliate with firm's indie unit.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based two-person team manages $175 million.
Four-man adviser team in Huntsville, Ala., will operate in indie-employee channel.
Next Capital Management is led by a Goldman alum.
