While leads are up, recruiting was again muted for LPL Financial in the second quarter, as advisors just aren't pulling the trigger on switching firms.

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Independent broker/dealers are dressing up their offerings to attract and retain advisors tempted to start their own RIAs.

Wirehouse firms are recruiting more independent advisors to their ranks than ever before.

The Department of Labor has made it a top priority to put out its long-awaited and highly controversial fiduciary proposal this year, but now the DOL faces new pushback from Congressional leaders. This week, 32 members of Congress—mostly fr...

The CEO of Pershing Advisor Solutions on working with BNY Mellon, mobile apps, who he follows on Twitter and why it’s not the clients that are pushing the social media agenda.

In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up.