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Osaic sees more staff cuts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Osaic sees more staff cuts

Most notably, two chief compliance officers have also recently left the firm.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor moves: Cetera lures 12-person team from LPL, Raymond James reels in Commonwealth duo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Advisor moves: Cetera lures 12-person team from LPL, Raymond James reels in Commonwealth duo

The latest team to join Cetera, led by a 29-year veteran professional, arrives with roughly $380 million in AUA from OSJ Private Advisor Group.

By Leo Almazora
LPL names Emily Field as chief people officer amid Commonwealth integration push
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
LPL names Emily Field as chief people officer amid Commonwealth integration push

The McKinsey veteran brings her expertise as LPL targets a lofty 90% advisor retention rate from its acquisition and integration of the $300 billion RIA.

By Leo Almazora
Milton seeks Sanctuary in break for independence, reunites with former Merrill colleague
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Milton seeks Sanctuary in break for independence, reunites with former Merrill colleague

Veteran advisor managing $400M launches firm through strategic partnership.

By Steve Randall
Osaic nabs two advisor teams from LPL in North Carolina
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Osaic nabs two advisor teams from LPL in North Carolina

The giant hybrid RIA's latest East Coast move adds $175 million in recruited assets as it looks to offset broader advisor attrition.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: RIA Farther hails Q2 recruiting record, Raymond James nabs $300M team from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2025
Advisor moves: RIA Farther hails Q2 recruiting record, Raymond James nabs $300M team from Wells Fargo

With its asset pipeline bursting past $13 billion, Farther is looking to build more momentum with three new managing directors.

By Leo Almazora
LPL Financial sticking to its guns with retaining 90% of Commonwealth's financial advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2025
LPL Financial sticking to its guns with retaining 90% of Commonwealth's financial advisors

"We continue to feel confident about our ability to capture 90%," LPL CEO Rich Steinmeier told analysts during the firm's 2nd quarter earnings call.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James, Osaic laud new bank partnerships
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 31, 2025
Raymond James, Osaic laud new bank partnerships

A Texas-based bank selects Raymond James for a $605 million program, while an OSJ with Osaic lures a storied institution in Ohio from LPL.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: NY-based Coastline wealth adds three teams with over $430M in assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 30, 2025
Advisor moves: NY-based Coastline wealth adds three teams with over $430M in assets

Raymond James also lured another ex-Edward Jones advisor in South Carolina, while LPL welcomed a mother-and-son team from Edward Jones and Thrivent.

By Leo Almazora
Court strikes down SEC CAT funding plan, puts broker-dealer costs under fire
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 28, 2025
Court strikes down SEC CAT funding plan, puts broker-dealer costs under fire

Appeals court overturns SEC’s CAT funding plan, broker-dealers face new uncertainty.

By Matthew Sellers
Advisor moves: Osaic welcomes Valic veteran in Arizona, Janney hails $3.3B recruiting haul
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 28, 2025
Advisor moves: Osaic welcomes Valic veteran in Arizona, Janney hails $3.3B recruiting haul

Meanwhile, a father-son pair of advisors and ex-marines from ex-Edward Jones gives Kingsview its newest location in Arkansas.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL swipes veteran advisors from Wells Fargo, Lincoln Investment
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 24, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL swipes veteran advisors from Wells Fargo, Lincoln Investment

Meanwhile, Cetera has boosted its own recruitment numbers with new additions from LPL and Osaic.

By Leo Almazora
The search is on for CFP Board's new CEO
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 24, 2025
The search is on for CFP Board's new CEO

The organization overseeing the CFP mark is looking for its next chief executive as Kevin Keller is set to step down in April next year.

By Leo Almazora
Raymond James' recruiting outlook best since 2008
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 24, 2025
Raymond James' recruiting outlook best since 2008

In his comments to analysts, CEO Paul Shoukry alludes to - but does not name - Commonwealth Financial as a factor.

By Bruce Kelly
Edward Jones, Franklin Templeton beef up SMA menus amid industry growth
EQUITIES JUL 23, 2025
Edward Jones, Franklin Templeton beef up SMA menus amid industry growth

The new offerings, including managed options on Franklin's canvas platform, come as managed account assets surge in the US to hit $13.7 trillion.

By Leo Almazora
Greg Cornick, former number two at Osaic, slides down the management pole
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2025
Greg Cornick, former number two at Osaic, slides down the management pole

After leaving LPL in 2020, it hasn't gone Cornick's way at Osaic.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor moves: UBS advisors defect to Ameriprise, Merrill Lynch
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2025
Advisor moves: UBS advisors defect to Ameriprise, Merrill Lynch

UBS has also regained some ground as it recruited an experienced Merrill advisor in New York.

By Leo Almazora
With wealth management market cooking, LPL Financial shares hit new highs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 21, 2025
With wealth management market cooking, LPL Financial shares hit new highs

LPL Financial is a bellwether for the broader financial advice marketplace.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor moves: Raymond James welcomes UBS, Wells Fargo teams in bicoastal moves
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 21, 2025
Advisor moves: Raymond James welcomes UBS, Wells Fargo teams in bicoastal moves

UBS and Wells Fargo have made their own additions in the Northeast, including a Massachusetts duo defecting from Commonwealth.

By Leo Almazora
David Fischer of Independent Financial Group talks culture, future growth
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2025
David Fischer of Independent Financial Group talks culture, future growth

The co-founder of IFG discussed with InvestmentNews the unique opportunity that remaining independent offers to build a successful firm.

By Andy Burt