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LPL adds new reporting tool to ClientWorks
NEWS FINTECH FEB 07, 2019
LPL adds new reporting tool to ClientWorks

Client Goals will track an investor's progress toward financial goals.

By Ryan W. Neal
Hundreds of advisers with tens of billions in assets left Wall Street in 2018
NEWS RIAS FEB 06, 2019
Hundreds of advisers with tens of billions in assets left Wall Street in 2018

Wirehouses continued to lose advisers last year, although at a slower pace.

By Bruce Kelly
Voya Financial webpage glitch exposes Social Security numbers of reps
NEWS FINTECH FEB 04, 2019
Voya Financial webpage glitch exposes Social Security numbers of reps

Mistake occurred on a webpage with brokers' biographies.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL reports record recruiting year
NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 01, 2019
LPL reports record recruiting year

Indie B-D recruited $27.3 billion in brokerage and advisory assets in 2018, at the same time the firm was experiencing big shake-ups in its operations.

By Greg Iacurci
Biggest events for advisers last year
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 28, 2018
Biggest events for advisers last year

Key news for the wealth management industry included the Edelman-Financial Engines merger, the Focus Financial IPO and the seller's market in RIAs

By Joe Duran
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 24, 2018
Finra makes it harder for brokers to expunge tainted records

Latest rule tells arbitrators that expungement should be a 'rare remedy.'

By Jeff Benjamin
Phillip Frost sells most of his Ladenburg Thalmann shares
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 24, 2018
Phillip Frost sells most of his Ladenburg Thalmann shares

The SEC charged the firm's former chairman in September with fraud.

By Bruce Kelly
Will LPL's new emphasis on recruiting from wirehouses pay off?
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 21, 2018
Will LPL's new emphasis on recruiting from wirehouses pay off?

Recent moves at LPL Financial make it clear that the firm will target more brokers who now work at wirehouses.

By Bruce Kelly
Cetera fined $1.4 million for award-winning broker's excessive trades
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 20, 2018
Cetera fined $1.4 million for award-winning broker's excessive trades

Firm awarded broker sales awards, despite mutual-fund churning flagged to home office, according to Finra.

By Greg Iacurci
Surging upfront recruiting checks carry significant risks for independent advisers
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2018
Surging upfront recruiting checks carry significant risks for independent advisers

It's crucial for advisers to kick the tires thoroughly on any potential transition, starting with questions about the firm's capabilities, products, support and financials.

By Bloomberg
SEC, Finra investigating GPB fund raising: sources
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2018
SEC, Finra investigating GPB fund raising: sources

Regulators are making inquiries into GPB and the broker-dealers that sold their fund shares, according to sources.

By Bruce Kelly
Regional broker-dealers quietly making comeback now, but the future remains uncertain
NEWS RIAS DEC 15, 2018
Regional broker-dealers quietly making comeback now, but the future remains uncertain

After a period of decline, the regional brokerage industry is scoring recruiting gains at the expense of wirehouses.

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-Securities America broker suspended for hidden options trades that hurt client
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 11, 2018
Ex-Securities America broker suspended for hidden options trades that hurt client

The broker recommended that a customer open an account away from Securities America.

By Bruce Kelly
Wentworth Management Services buys World Equity Group
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2018
Wentworth Management Services buys World Equity Group

World Equity has close to 180 brokers and nearly $40 million in annual revenue.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL Financial recruits five advisers from PNC Investments
NEWS RIAS DEC 06, 2018
LPL Financial recruits five advisers from PNC Investments

The advisers will expand the New Jersey footprint of LPL-affiliate Gladstone Advisors

By Jeff Benjamin
Baird lands $228 million team from Oppenheimer
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 05, 2018
Baird lands $228 million team from Oppenheimer

Richard Fisher and Dan Sullivan have joined the firm as senior vice presidents and financial advisers. Together, they generate more than $1 million in annual revenue.

By Bloomberg
LPL buys AdvisoryWorld for $28 million in cash
NEWS FINTECH DEC 03, 2018
LPL buys AdvisoryWorld for $28 million in cash

The purchase will boost LPL's plans to build a next-generation, integrated adviser technology platform.

By Ryan W. Neal
LPL recruits $300 million Founders Federal Credit Union group from Cetera
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 28, 2018
LPL recruits $300 million Founders Federal Credit Union group from Cetera

LPL seen as well-suited for the credit union's wealth management unit.

By Jeff Benjamin
Independent broker-dealers fastest-growing brokerage group
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 28, 2018
Independent broker-dealers fastest-growing brokerage group

IBDs registered a five-year compound annual growth rate in assets of 11%, almost double that of wirehouses, Cerulli reports.

By Bruce Kelly
Baird and Hilliard Lyons, two established regional firms, to merge
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 27, 2018
Baird and Hilliard Lyons, two established regional firms, to merge

Combined, the new firm will have 1,270 advisers and $260 billion in assets.

By Bruce Kelly