The Massachusetts Securities Division discovered the alleged illegal activities while investigating a complaint of exploitation of senior citizens.
The latest cash influx adds to more than $42 million in prior funding rounds and seed capital. Vestwell will also be a retirement plan record keeper available through Morgan Stanley’s workplace business.
Two of the advisers came from VCB Financial Group and one joined from Merrill Lynch.
Jared Reynolds, co-founder and senior wealth adviser at WR Wealth Planners in Columbia, Missouri, built his passion for fishing and hunting into a booming advisory practice, where prospecting for clients can be exhilarating.
According to its stewardship report, the asset manager supported 35% of 843 shareholder proposals that it voted on in the recent proxy season, compared with 17% in the previous year.
The robo-adviser has experienced rapid growth over the last 12 months, reaching its first $500 million in assets under management in March with 26,640 users on the platform.
Four reps from Merrill Lynch join Janney, along with six advisers in two groups from Wells Fargo.
UBS in the Americas appears to be focusing on recruiting giant teams of private banking advisers as it continues to see experienced advisers walk to competitors.
Los Angeles-based PBC Private Wealth will use LPL’s strategic wealth services, a unit that supports breakaways.
Nearly 90% of exchange-traded fund sponsors received the highest score in Sage Advisory's study of ETF stewardship.
Rothschild made a quiet exit from the firm as Apex beefs up its leadership team with a new chief technology and chief marketing officer.
Investments pegged to market volatility remained in client accounts for up to a year when they were meant to be short-term investments.
Florida-based adviser Scott Jay Matalon was fired from RBC after facing charges of kidnapping, domestic battery and false imprisonment.
One option for advisers starting an RIA is to outsource in one fell swoop such responsibilities as custodial relationships, tech stack design and integration, client billion, tamp solutions and marketing expertise.
The company at the center of this year's meme stock frenzy will market 55 million shares for $38 to $42 each, according to a filing with the SEC.
This month's #AdviserTech roundup includes SmartAsset’s achieving unicorn status, Broadridge acquiring AdvisorStream, and Principal shutting down RobustWealth.
Boston Family Advisors has a narrow focus on wealthy families that have most of their assets invested in private equity and venture capital.
The switch in the compensation model will arrive silently, via death from a thousand cuts.
With a total of $300 million in funding in a matter of months, the robo-adviser has grown employee head count to over 250 and AUM to $4.5 billion.
The bank, with almost 260,000 employees, will start calling workers back to the office on Sept. 7, a process that will continue through October, according to an internal memo.
