The giant firms face an approaching winter as they become less prominent in the overall advisory business.
LPL's advisor head count totaled 21,521 at the end of Q1, an increase of 246 advisors from the previous quarter and up 1,430 year over year.
Interest income brought the firm's revenue to a record high during the quarter ended in March, offsetting lower income from asset management fees.
A new name is forthcoming, and the firm's eight independent broker-dealers will be merged under that new name in 18 months.
Ray Jay and its brokers claimed the German lender failed to pay revenue share and residual trailer fees on commercial loans.
James Sheehan is based in Charleston, South Carolina, while Shawn Tighe works in northern New Jersey.
New York City-based Liberty Wealth Partners is just the latest team to leave First Republic in the wake of the turmoil that struck regional and West Coast banks.
Willard Causey and two staffers operate as Causey Financial Group in Durham, North Carolina.
Westlake Village, California-based Silverberg Wealth Management is joining NWF Advisory Group, which is affiliated with Royal Alliance.
The agreement between Advisor Group and CAIS on sales of alternative investments, and the revenue such sales would generate, is the crux of the matter.
Scottsdale-based One2One Wealth Strategies will align with Mariner Advisor Networks, which will provide portfolio consulting and tax services.
William Anderson, who had been affiliated with Edward Jones since 2002, will operate as S.W. Anderson Financial in Salt Lake City.
C&N Wealth Management, a unit of Pennsylvania-based Citizens & Northern Corp., will use LPL’s institutional platform.
It's all part of the push by the private equity-owned network of independent broker-dealers toward an initial public offering.
Stephen Walker and Wes Alston operate as Walker Alston Financial Group in San Antonio, Texas.
Toledo, Ohio-based Financial Design Group has 14 advisors. Over the winter, recruiters had cited LPL as one of the firms likely to target Securian advisors.
If financial advisors don't seek the firm's approval, they risk running afoul of securities regulators, Cetera said.
Kemp Cunningham, with $125 million in assets, will operate as Emerald River Wealth Management in Granger.
New York-based Steven M. Rozencwaig will join the firm’s Manhattan office.
Bellevue, Washington-based SC Financial Group was founded in 2008 and has four advisors.
