Four hundred new advisors came to Cetera via the acquisition of Foresters Financial, a large portion of the 1,000 new advisors the firm has recruited year to date. Cetera declined to provide net advisor growth.

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. of Denver said Wednesday that it has acquired Regent Wealth Management Group Inc., an RIA based in Woodbridge, Conn.

Riskalyze CEO Aaron Klein gives the thumbs-up or thumbs-down on the biggest news to hit advisor technology in the previous month.

Parsons, a California team with $180 million in assets, joins Carson.

The changes will affect templates, permissions and signature workflows.

Charton Financial Group will join the nation's largest independent broker/dealer from FMS Financial Partners, an affiliate of Kestra Financial Partners.

The SEC charged AR Capital, its founder, Nick Schorsch, and CFO Brian Block with fraudulently profiting off of REIT mergers.

Patrick Foy and Chris Willis will join LPL Financial from Raymond James Financial Services, citing the firm's platform and resources that can help streamline client services.

The firm, led by President Marshall Leeds, is the latest in the network to shut down as an IBD and join Cetera Advisor Networks as a super OSJ.