Simmons Bank, which recently acquired Landmark Bank and its $400 million investment program, has switched that program to the LPL Financial platform from Raymond James.
The Simmons Investment program, which is headquartered in Pine Bluff, Ark., has advisers in Texas, Missouri and Tennessee.
After the acquisition of the Landmark program, which was part of its July 2019 acquisition of Landmark Bank, based in Columbia, Mo., Simmons now accounts for $1.5 billion in brokerage and advisory assets that use the LPL platform.
South Carolina estate planning firm joins Osaic’s IBD network, citing succession planning tools and multigenerational growth resources.
A new SIFMA and KPMG study of more than 2,100 US investors finds satisfaction high, AI-only trust falling, and demand for human guidance growing across every generation.
Retail banks and private wealth firms scored 40 in Fitch's AI stress test, signaling possible one-notch downgrade risk under an adverse scenario.
Elsewhere, Wells Fargo Advisors adds a $400 million Morgan Stanley veteran in Naples as an ex-Cetera advisor goes independent with LPL
According to a federal charges Bradley Heppner, 60, received more than $150 million in payments through funneling money from GWG Holdings to a shell company.
Knighthead Life entered the market with a competitive MYGA. A strong launch earned advisor confidence and paved the way for FIAs.
As AI makes financial information more accessible than ever, Lana Hock explains why human judgment, trust, and empathy remain the qualities clients value most in a financial advisor
