The firm's new offering, targeted toward investors with at least $10 million, will put it head-to-head against some of Wall Street's biggest names.
Beneficient, an alternative investment company and formerly a part of GWG, has offered $50.5 million to settle claims related to federal lawsuits.
Meanwhile, Finra’s fines against the brokerage industry declined in 2024.
The large award comes at a time when the wealth management industry is seeing leading firms sue each other over recruiting each other’s financial advisors.
And GPB founder David Gentile and ex-broker-dealer chief Jeff Schneider want the company to continue paying legal expenses.
Ameriprise, LPL and Morgan Stanley were among those impacted as firms suffer more than the broader market.
It’s an unannounced leadership shift at a broker-dealer working to rebrand.
The six-advisor ensemble based in California marks the latest and largest departure from the Wall Street giant to the broker-dealer titan in the past year.
Ameriprise has targeted LPL in at least four complaints sinch January 2024, alleging its competitor had unfairly hired its financial advisors.
The deal adds roughly 350 financial professionals overseeing more than $12 billion in assets under administration and $4 billion in AUM to Cetera's network.
The wirehouse's "strong investment in technology and AI has improved financial advisor productivity," KBW's David Konrad said.
The company last week reported a 57 percent increase in loans made to advisors in 2024.
The broker-dealer behemoth is addressing demand from high-net-worth advisors and investors with a new partnership, while deepening its collaboration with SS&C and iCapital.
According to his BrokerCheck report, Roger A. Gallagher was charged last August with two felony counts and he pleaded not guilty to both.
Notes from the January meeting show Federal Reserve officials are staying cautious after 2024 cuts, with several hoping for further progress towards 2 percent.
Gentile and Schneider were convicted of fraud and conspiracy after a seven week trial in federal court in Brooklyn.
Stoever, Glass & Co. Inc. opened in May 1964 and focused on municipal bonds.
The broker-dealer behemoth is deploying new tools to enable its thousands of advisors to offer more targeted services to independent enterprise owners, founders, and CEOs.
But the Finra panel's decision against James Iannazzo was not unanimous.
John Thiel is only the latest in a line of one-time senior executives at wirehouses who have crossed Wall Street and are now working for the competition.
