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GunnAllen brokers find new home with old boss
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 06, 2013
GunnAllen brokers find new home with old boss

About 30 brokers who used to be with the defunct broker-dealer GunnAllen Financial have found a new home — with their old boss, John Sykes

By Hilary Johnson
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 05, 2013
Adviser channel migration trends

A look at the top B-Ds by percentage of advisers that rate a 'strong likelihood' to consider joining, plus net change in AUM at each B-D.

By Andrew Leigh
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 05, 2013
Two independents join LPL affiliate in the Nutmeg State

Advisers - and their $800M in client assets - join Northstar from Essex.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 04, 2013
Raymond James reports record net income, profit for fiscal year

Independent broker-dealer division adds 55 reps and advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 31, 2013
Morgan Stanley veterans launch firm using Raymond James platform

A group of veteran Morgan Stanley managers has broken away from the wirehouse to form a partnership with Raymond James to offer equity ownership and succession planning to advisers.

By Joyce Hanson
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 31, 2013
Adviser head count expected to drop amid lack of new recruits

Cerulli study forecasts a drop of more than 25,000 advisers by 2017, most from wirehouses and broker-dealers. The problem? A lack of new recruits.

By DJAMIESON
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2013
LPL adds adviser network managing $1.2B

Arizona group of about 40 financial advisory practices joins LPL. The network's founder is looking to add 50 new offices next year.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2013
LPL puts layoff, outsourcing plan into action

Cuts don't include client-facing functions.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 25, 2013
Insurer to sell its broker-dealer to John Hancock

Symetra Investment Services, with about 280 registered reps, not a fit with parent.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 18, 2013
RIAs are losing competitive edge

RIAs appear to be losing their competitive edge. Why? Wirehouses and regional firms are adopting some of their practices.

By JKEPHART
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 17, 2013
Raymond James adds Georgia firm with $280 million in client assets

TSD Capital joins from Wells Fargo network.

By Megan Durisin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2013
Three biggies add $1B teams to ranks

Moves by Wells, Merrill, LPL sign of times?

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2013
Schorsch isn't done after Investors Capital

Two deals in two days and Nicholas Schorsch isn't done yet. Today's deal for Investors Capital marks the second independent broker-dealer he's purchased this year. What's next on his bucket list?

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 03, 2013
LPL to shut start-up aimed at mass-market investors

Plug gets pulled on a venture that promised to train young advisers to work with mass-market clients.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES OCT 02, 2013
Fed tapering decision could knock shares of LPL, RJ

Analyst says rally based on rising interest rates, a likelihood pushed into future.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES OCT 02, 2013
Advisor Group cuts ties with popular REIT sponsor

Advisor Group ends its selling agreement with nontraded REIT sponsor Cole Holdings, citing a $127M self-payment as a major factor.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 26, 2013
Navigating the RIA landscape: First stop the corporate RIA

By Tom Daley
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2013
The inexorable shift away from the wirehouses

Rudy Adolf of Focus Financial says strong wealth management relationships are about trust, and the bond of trust with the client has been broken

By radolf
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2013
Broadridge offers automated cost-basis application

A new partnership between Broadridge Financial Solutions and Scivantage will provide Broadridge clients with access to Scivantage Maxit, an automated cost-basis application.

By Michael Shagrin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 15, 2013
FSI unveils advocacy website, social network

Tools intended to improve lobby's advocacy efforts and collaboration members.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.