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Advisor Group is latest B-D to report data breach
FINTECH MAY 25, 2023
Advisor Group is latest B-D to report data breach

The breach involved 'a systems intrusion' at R.R. Donnelley, a third-party vendor that Advisor Group uses for some of its client mailings.

By Bruce Kelly
Concurrent restructures to recruit advisors from across wealth management
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2023
Concurrent restructures to recruit advisors from across wealth management

Since becoming a hybrid RIA, Concurrent has added five new firms that combine for $440 million and it's ramping up to co-brand advisors from every possible direction.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS advisor managing $220 million switches to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2023
UBS advisor managing $220 million switches to LPL

Jonathan Kesselman is opening an independent practice, Kesselman Wealth Management, in Westlake, Ohio.

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Team managing $475 million jumps to RayJay from Ameriprise

The three advisors operate as Leeward Financial Group in Lighthouse Point, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2023
Top-earning CEOs at broker-dealers in 2022

Chief executives at leading brokerage and advisory firms are earning more money than ever. Here are the numbers on last year’s compensation for some of the highest-profile executives.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo team with $240 million in assets goes indie with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2023
Wells Fargo team with $240 million in assets goes indie with LPL

Bruce Pienton and Scott O’Mara launch Bridgewright Wealth Partners in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
Florida firm overseeing $1.2 billion joins Commonwealth
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2023
Florida firm overseeing $1.2 billion joins Commonwealth

Jacksonville-based Aegis Consulting includes principals Michael Cirino and Alexander Harrison, along with 11 advisors.

By InvestmentNews
10 IBDs with the most annuity revenue in 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 19, 2023
10 IBDs with the most annuity revenue in 2022

Here are the firms that took in the most annuity revenue last year, as market volatility propelled record annuity sales.

By InvestmentNews
Cetera goes more RIA-ish by hiring Durbin from Fidelity
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2023
Cetera goes more RIA-ish by hiring Durbin from Fidelity

It's in the best interest of Cetera's owner, Genstar Capital, to make the broker-dealer network look as much like a registered investment advisor as possible.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL adds Cetera team managing $180 million in assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2023
LPL adds Cetera team managing $180 million in assets

Flemington, New Jersey-based Amwell Ridge Wealth Management was founded in 1996 by managing partner David Johnston.

By InvestmentNews
Durbin joins Cetera as CEO of parent company
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 17, 2023
Durbin joins Cetera as CEO of parent company

While at Fidelity, Durbin oversaw the company’s 2015 acquisition of eMoney Advisor.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor movement continues to slow, but there’s a bright spot
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 17, 2023
Advisor movement continues to slow, but there’s a bright spot

Despite the broader slowdown in recruiting over the first three months of the year, the RIA and independent broker-dealer channels have continued to bring on experienced advisors at a steady pace.

By Devin McGinley
10 IBDs with the most CFPs in 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 17, 2023
10 IBDs with the most CFPs in 2022

As the number of certified financial planners grows, here are the independent broker-dealers who employ the most CFPs.

By InvestmentNews
Advisor Group loses teams with $615 million to Commonwealth, LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 16, 2023
Advisor Group loses teams with $615 million to Commonwealth, LPL

Trusted Wealth Partners in Omaha, Nebraska, is moving to Commonwealth while Connecticut-based Hedberg Wealth Management is going to LPL.

By Bruce Kelly
Cetera sees dozens of Securian advisors walk in wake of deal
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 15, 2023
Cetera sees dozens of Securian advisors walk in wake of deal

According to InvestmentNews data, the top two destinations for advisors leaving Securian this year are LPL Financial and StanCorp Equities.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL adds $365 million team from Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 15, 2023
LPL adds $365 million team from Raymond James

The five-member New Jersey-based team will use LPL's institution services platform and will work with Affinity Federal Credit Union.

By InvestmentNews
The resilience of independent broker-dealers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 15, 2023
The resilience of independent broker-dealers

While the RIA channel is on the ascendant and the advisor population is not growing fast enough to meet demand, don’t count out independent broker-dealers.

By InvestmentNews
LPL adds long-time Advisor Group advisor with $220 million
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2023
LPL adds long-time Advisor Group advisor with $220 million

Michelle Brennan Hall had been registered at FSC Securities since 1989.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 09, 2023
Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets

Minnesota-based Tom Delich had worked at RBC for almost 23 years; he and his team are joining Financial Dimensions Group, a unit of Royal Alliance Associates.

By Bruce Kelly
Pinnacle Private Wealth goes indie with Commonwealth
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2023
Pinnacle Private Wealth goes indie with Commonwealth

The Wisconsin-based firm with $220 million in client assets had been with Associated Investment Services; it will join Commonwealth via an affiliated firm, Integrated Equity Management.

By InvestmentNews