Executive has been listening to advisers' worries for months, and finds serious confusion remains about responsibilities under the new regulation.
Capital Financial Planning in Albany, N.Y., joining LPL's brokerage and RIA platforms with 18 advisers.
Puplava Financial Services joins a wave of independent RIAs moving to larger broker-dealers.
WealthPLAN Partners was with LPL for 27 years.
Firm anticipates expenses could go up $28M in next fiscal year, in large part because of costs connected with the fiduciary regulation. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-faq"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">A comprehensive, searchable database of advisers' fiduciary FAQs</a>)</i></b>
Financial advisers managing $220 million in client assets joined Raymond James from UBS Financial Services.
Raymond James clients will have opportunity to invest in private-equity and hedge funds
Broker-dealer's stock is up more than 30% since reports surfaced that it was considering a sale.
Mr. Bruton, who resigned suddenly from LPL Financial in April 2014, joined Oppenheimer sometime this month.
Company said to be exploring strategic alternatives and is working with Goldman Sachs, Reuters reported. (Related read: <a href=""" target="”blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL Financial's problems keep piling up</a>)
By picking up 883 Transamerica advisers and $25 billion in client assets, its Signator Investors B-D now has the scale to compete profitably in era of increased regulation and rising costs.
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."
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.
Chris and Brian Cooke partner with the 108-year-old firm for strategic expansion.
