Ahmad Quqa and his team will create Crescent Private Wealth by aligning with RFG. The move follows several executive hires at RFG earlier this year.

Ethan Campbell of Stones River Wealth Management in Woodbury, Tenn., is the latest to join $31.5 billion Private Advisor Group.

Brian Hughes has had a 30-year career in financial services, most recently as founder and president of wealth management consultancy Hughes Growth Strategies.

Dusty Sternadel pleaded guilty to wire fraud in January in connection with a scheme that stole from at least 10 clients, most of whom were elderly, according to the DOJ.

The Related Cos. founder is following the money flowing south by bringing his influence to everything from real estate to schools and health care.

Also, a new F2 Strategy study suggests firms must be responsive to digitally native affluent millennial clients to keep their business and MyVest expands tax-aware portfolio transitions for its Strategic Portfolio System.