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Wall Street banks are using AI to rewire finance
NEWS FINTECH JUN 01, 2023
Wall Street banks are using AI to rewire finance

Banks' interest is growing in the evolving technology of artificial intelligence and its likely impact on their business.

Atria says $1.1 billion team from Signature Bank joins Cadaret Grant
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 31, 2023
Atria says $1.1 billion team from Signature Bank joins Cadaret Grant

The trio will affiliate with Jericho, New York-based American Investment Planners, Cadaret Grant's largest branch.

Pennsylvania team rejoins LPL after stint at Cambridge
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 31, 2023
Pennsylvania team rejoins LPL after stint at Cambridge

Wexford-based Individual Financial Services, which oversees $400 million in assets, had left LPL for Cambridge in 2015.

Schwab advisor overseeing $375 million switches to Edward Jones
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 30, 2023
Schwab advisor overseeing $375 million switches to Edward Jones

Warren Anderson, who’s based in Littleton, Colorado, had been affiliated with Schwab since 1999.

10 IBDs with the most net new clients in 2022
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2023
10 IBDs with the most net new clients in 2022

New clients are essential to the growth of advisory firms. Here are the independent broker-dealers that added the most clients last year.

Fitch bumps up Advisor Group debt rating
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 26, 2023
Fitch bumps up Advisor Group debt rating

The upgrade reflects Advisor Group's declining leverage levels and higher net yields on cash sweep deposits, according to the rating agency.

Advisor Group's Jamie Price talks about the firm's rebranding
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAY 25, 2023
Advisor Group's Jamie Price talks about the firm's rebranding

In a Q&A, the Advisor Group CEO discusses what's involved in squeezing the giant operation under one broker-dealer roof and brand.

Thrivent Advisor Network adds 25th affiliate to its turnkey RIA platform
NEWS RIAS MAY 25, 2023
Thrivent Advisor Network adds 25th affiliate to its turnkey RIA platform

Since launching as a spinoff of Thrivent Financial in 2019, the platform has grown to $5 billion in client assets.

Advisor Group is latest B-D to report data breach
NEWS FINTECH MAY 25, 2023
Advisor Group is latest B-D to report data breach

The breach involved 'a systems intrusion' at R.R. Donnelley, a third-party vendor that Advisor Group uses for some of its client mailings.

Concurrent restructures to recruit advisors from across wealth management
NEWS RIAS MAY 24, 2023
Concurrent restructures to recruit advisors from across wealth management

Since becoming a hybrid RIA, Concurrent has added five new firms that combine for $440 million and it's ramping up to co-brand advisors from every possible direction.

UBS advisor managing $220 million switches to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2023
UBS advisor managing $220 million switches to LPL

Jonathan Kesselman is opening an independent practice, Kesselman Wealth Management, in Westlake, Ohio.

Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise

The three advisors operate as Leeward Financial Group in Lighthouse Point, Florida.

Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022

Chief executives at leading brokerage and advisory firms are earning more money than ever. Here are the numbers on last year’s compensation for some of the highest-profile executives.

Wells Fargo team with $240 million in assets goes indie with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2023
Wells Fargo team with $240 million in assets goes indie with LPL

Bruce Pienton and Scott O’Mara launch Bridgewright Wealth Partners in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Florida firm overseeing $1.2 billion joins Commonwealth
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2023
Florida firm overseeing $1.2 billion joins Commonwealth

Jacksonville-based Aegis Consulting includes principals Michael Cirino and Alexander Harrison, along with 11 advisors.

10 IBDs with the most annuity revenue in 2022
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 19, 2023
10 IBDs with the most annuity revenue in 2022

Here are the firms that took in the most annuity revenue last year, as market volatility propelled record annuity sales.

Cetera goes more RIA-ish by hiring Durbin from Fidelity
NEWS RIAS MAY 18, 2023
Cetera goes more RIA-ish by hiring Durbin from Fidelity

It's in the best interest of Cetera's owner, Genstar Capital, to make the broker-dealer network look as much like a registered investment advisor as possible.

LPL adds Cetera team managing $180 million in assets
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2023
LPL adds Cetera team managing $180 million in assets

Flemington, New Jersey-based Amwell Ridge Wealth Management was founded in 1996 by managing partner David Johnston.

Durbin joins Cetera as CEO of parent company
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 17, 2023
Durbin joins Cetera as CEO of parent company

While at Fidelity, Durbin oversaw the company’s 2015 acquisition of eMoney Advisor.

Advisor movement continues to slow, but there’s a bright spot
NEWS RIAS MAY 17, 2023
Advisor movement continues to slow, but there’s a bright spot

Despite the broader slowdown in recruiting over the first three months of the year, the RIA and independent broker-dealer channels have continued to bring on experienced advisors at a steady pace.