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RBC Dain Rauscher is continuing its recent streak of acquisitions, part of an effort by Canadian parent Royal Bank of Canada to build a bigger presence in the lucrative U.S. wealth management market. Dain announced...

Deal-making in the wealth management space has been rampant lately, and some wealth management-holding companies and individual RIAs are beginning to see opportunities in Europe. But heading across the pond may not be...

As if banks needed any more bad press: Wachovia Corp. is in the hot seat for shady deals it allegedly had doing business with telemarketers accused of stealing hundred of millions of dollars.

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. hired Peter Smythas its senior vice president and director of strategy, development and operations for International Wealth Management. Smyth previously worked for ING Asia...

With 77 million baby boomers approaching retirement, advisors are surely looking for ways to win their business. One way? Financial gerontology. That's according to a recent survey by Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking, whose...

RIAs are winning. No. Wait. Wirehouses are winning more assets, but RIAs are growing faster. Well, nevermind. It’s tough to tell these days. But whoever the winner is, there’s no doubt both industries are...

You may have heard it’s not just small time advisors making the leap to full independence these days. Some big b/d brokers are moving too. The interesting thing is, those defecting brokers (also know as...

Smith Barney has started off the new year right with a recruiting victory. The firm recently hired three Merrill Lynch reps and one UBS advisor.