Also, Raymond James expands its financial institutions arm in the Kansas City area while Baird has elevated two seasoned veterans into key director roles.
Despite concerns about AI accuracy and regulation, firms say automation, cleaner data and unified workflows are key to scaling advice in 2026.
Quad-A CEO Sheena Gray says modernizing commission rules could give independent Black-owned firms more flexibility to hire, scale and serve underserved investors.
New proposal would offer federal-style investing options and up to $1,000 in annual government matching for workers shut out of workplace plans.
Meanwhile, a new venture at Integrated Partners sharpens its support for entrepreneurs going through complex transitions, and New York-based Aspen Standard Wealth announces a new president.
New workplace savings program targets startup employees by merging institutional portfolios, retirement tech, and equity ownership on a single platform.
Drawing on battlefield lessons, 2025 Advisor of the Year Award winner Dennis Morton sounds off on the perils of complacency, succession blind spots, and the human edge advisors must defend in an AI era.
While it has sidestepped a public trial, an ex-analyst’s case renews scrutiny of how far junior bankers are pushed on live deals.
Meanwhile, Janney lands a billion-dollar team from Merrill in Delaware, and two longtime Edelman advisors hopped to Prime Capital Financial in the Northeast.
Trade group urges regulators to loosen investment restrictions and clarify ERISA rules for new child savings vehicles.
