Snowden Lane Exceeds $1B in Recruited Assets in 2023

Nov 13, 2023

The seventh breakaway advisor to join Snowden Lane this year, William “Trey” Jones III managed $230 million at Merrill Lynch.

Corient Growth Offsets CI Financial's Q3 Asset Losses in Canada

Nov 10, 2023

On an earnings call this week, CEO Kurt MacAlpine said to expect more acquisitions at a less frenzied pace than past years as the company continues to pay down debt.

AllianceBernstein Offers Banks Funding in Return for Clients

Nov 10, 2023

AllianceBernstein is offering funding to lenders — enabling the banks to keep their most prestigious clients sweet — in return for a cut of the fees and access to their client contact books.

Edward Jones Advisor Headcount Tops 19K in Q3

Nov 10, 2023

Advisor attrition dropped by 30% in the quarter to 4.5%, the company announced.

RIA People Roundup: EP Wealth Advisors Taps Kyle Miller to Lead M&A

Nov 10, 2023

A host of ‘strategic’ hires and promotions were announced this week, as firms continue to focus on growth.

RIA M&A Roundup: Hightower Picks Up $2.5B Partner Firm in Orlando

Nov 10, 2023

Hightower, Robertson Stephens, Wealth Enhancement Group, Hub International and Sikitch all announced M&A deals this week.

Cambridge Hires Former LPL Exec to Boost Acquisitions

Nov 09, 2023

Dee Morgan will take a more proactive approach to acquisitions of both broker/dealers and RIAs, whether that's through minority, majority or 100% stakes.

FINRA Fines Firm For Omitting Disciplinary Disclosures on Form CRS

Nov 09, 2023

Parsonex Capital Markets failed to tell clients that several of its reps and one of its affiliated firms had checkered regulatory histories, according to FINRA.

Mindy Diamond on Independence: $3B Former UBS Advisor Finds His New Edge

Nov 09, 2023

Ghislain Gouraige, a 15-year UBS veteran and former leader of the firm’s Private Wealth Advisory Council, talks about what led him down the path to leave the wirehouse and build NewEdge Wealth with colleague Rob Sechan.

CFP Board Begins Publishing Detailed Disciplinary Details

Nov 09, 2023

The Board’s Disciplinary and Ethics Commission previously released anonymized iterations of its public sanctions, but starting today the Board will make the actual orders available to the public.