Edmond Walters, the founder and former CEO of eMoney Advisor, brings a background in technology to the broker-dealer network.
Regulator claims Securities America Advisors and Triad Advisors "acted inconsistently with their fiduciary duties."
Paul Lebel, an LPL broker from 2008 to 2014, defrauded four customers by churning several of their accounts, according to the SEC.
Advantage Financial Group and Private Advisor Group take advantage of a policy change to join the organization that represents independent broker-dealers.
One-time heir apparent to Mark Casady to lead asset manager Legal & General Investment Management America, an institutional money manager.
Derek Bruton didn't waste any time putting his imprint on Lucia Capital Group, striking a deal for the managed equity and fixed-income accounts of West Coast Asset Management, a registered investment advisory firm with $170 million in assets.
Gerald Cocuzzo faces up to 20 years in connection with the $131 million market manipulation scheme of ForceField Energy Inc.
Two industry leaders — Pershing Advisor Solutions CEO Mark Tibergien and Echelon Partners CEO Dan Seivert — disagree on what impact the regulation will have on the financial advice market.
In the first legal challenge to be decided, judge upholds Department of Labor regulation. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">The DOL rule, from all angles.</a>)</i></b>
