The Daily Brief

Jon Henderson has broken away from Merrill Lynch and is launching a new, independent RIA called Echo45 Advisors in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Michael Mohr, Jack Sawyer and Todd Tautfest are joining Cresset Asset Management in Atlanta.

Chris Graw and his five-member team are joining Carson Wealth's office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Hired in 2015, Wealthfront CFO Ashley Fieglein Johnson is leaving for Planet Labs, with plans to move abroad with her family.

Reston, Va.-based Global Advisor Group left Raymond James' independent contractor unit to affiliate with LPL's largest enterprise.

Wake Forest University and Kaplan will begin offering designation and other courses aimed at financial services professionals at the university's new fintech hub in Charlotte, N.C.

UBS and Bloomberg are pushing the success of 'Girls Take Wall Street' past Manhattan and into other major cities, such as Sao Paulo, Zurich and Johannesburg.

A new partnership gives Dynasty’s network firms a way to improve asset retention and consolidation.

Antonia Chion spent 32 years with the SEC, and most recently helped supervise a settlement with Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network that included a $35 million penalty.

The SEC charged advisor Dionne Van Zyl with using his senior status in an Atlanta church to con fellow church members.