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Merrill Lynch quintet managing $427 million moves to Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 03, 2021
Merrill Lynch quintet managing $427 million moves to Raymond James

The family-based team is joining the firm's employee unit and opening an office in West Fort Worth, Texas.

Trio managing $170 million switches to LPL from Kestra
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 02, 2021
Trio managing $170 million switches to LPL from Kestra

The Glen Allen, Virginia-based firm was founded in 2015 and operates as Capstone Financial Partners.

LPL drives assets to $1.1 trillion in Q2
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 30, 2021
LPL drives assets to $1.1 trillion in Q2

The largest independent brokerage was firing on all fronts for the three months that ended in June, including recruiting advisers, bringing in net new assets and completing previously announced deals to purchase advisers.

Raymond James sees boost to adviser recruiting
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2021
Raymond James sees boost to adviser recruiting

The company's success in 2021 in recruiting advisers comes at a delicate time as the financial advice industry tries to figure out the best way to return to the office amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Acquisition will create mega OSJ
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2021
Acquisition will create mega OSJ

Nashville, Tennessee-based GenXFinancial is acquiring Boston Partners Financial Group to form a $9 billion firm.

Duo managing $740 million join LPL’s employee channel
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 28, 2021
Duo managing $740 million join LPL’s employee channel

Kyle Smith and Michael Sandlin are leaving Truist Investment Services in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Private equity firm invests in Concurrent Partners
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 26, 2021
Private equity firm invests in Concurrent Partners

Members of the partnership, which is affiliated with Raymond James, will be able to tap capital from Merchant Investment Management.

A-Rod backs online brokerage Tornado in $10 million funding round
NEWS FINTECH JUL 22, 2021
A-Rod backs online brokerage Tornado in $10 million funding round

The seed round also featured other prominent participants like founder of Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy and New Enterprise Associates managing general partner Tony Florence.

As in-person conferences restart, attendees want one thing above all else
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2021
As in-person conferences restart, attendees want one thing above all else

New report shows financial adviser conference attendees are less impressed with sponsor status than they are with solid content from those sponsors.

Cetera team managing $170 million switches to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2021
Cetera team managing $170 million switches to LPL

Three advisers who operate as West End Advisory in St. Louis make the move.

Fed's GPB investigation puts spotlight on spending
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2021
Fed's GPB investigation puts spotlight on spending

The mention of GPB auditors in a court filing highlights earlier allegations of executives using clients' money for their own personal benefit. Focused on independent broker-dealers, GPB was a leading seller of high-risk private placements in the past decade.

Janney nabs three wirehouse teams managing almost $1.4B
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 20, 2021
Janney nabs three wirehouse teams managing almost $1.4B

Four reps from Merrill Lynch join Janney, along with six advisers in two groups from Wells Fargo.

The outlook for the independent broker-dealer model
NEWS OPINION JUL 15, 2021
The outlook for the independent broker-dealer model

For the increasingly fee-based advisers at independent broker-dealers, the transition to the RIA model is likely to pick up speed in the years to come.

Advisor Group replaces top recruiting officer
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 12, 2021
Advisor Group replaces top recruiting officer

Gregg Johnson, the firm's executive vice president of recruiting and revenue acquisition, has been replaced by Kristen Kimmell from RBC Wealth Management.

Wells Fargo reps managing $1 billion move to Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 12, 2021
Wells Fargo reps managing $1 billion move to Raymond James

Orlando Garcia and Miguel Viyella join the firm's employee unit in Coral Gables, Florida.

Ameriprise team managing $420 million moves to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 12, 2021
Ameriprise team managing $420 million moves to LPL

Four-adviser Pacstar Financial Group is based in Honolulu and has three other offices in Hawaii.

Merrill Lynch rep managing $250 million goes indie with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 07, 2021
Merrill Lynch rep managing $250 million goes indie with LPL

Joseph Myer has formed Veritas Capital Management in Ashburn, Virginia, and is affiliating with LPL through Gladstone Wealth.

Securities America fined $1.75 million for rogue broker breakdown
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 01, 2021
Securities America fined $1.75 million for rogue broker breakdown

The SEC alleges the firm failed to safeguard clients from Hector May, who pleaded guilty to stealing $8 million from clients and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

$300 million Waddell & Reed team joins Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2021
$300 million Waddell & Reed team joins Raymond James

Eight Kansas reps will affiliate with the independent unit of Raymond James through Beyond Wealth Advisors.

Cetera fined $125,000 over privacy issues
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2021
Cetera fined $125,000 over privacy issues

Finra also censured the firm in connection with privacy breaches that occurred during transfers of new clients.