Focus CEO Rudy Adolf said the RIA industry overall should be doing 200 to 400 more deals a year.

Wells Fargo, with almost 260,000 employees, will now begin bringing back staffers who had been working remotely starting Oct. 4, while BlackRock also delayed its September deadline.

The additions of advisors Bob Batick and Todd Coates support Securities America’s branch-based growth plan.

CEO Dan Arnold said the company is focused on providing advisors with more personalization and flexibility, so they have more control over how they operate their businesses.

Vanguard is extending the payments to all workers who can prove they’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, even if they were inoculated before the firm extended the offer.

Hightower CEO Bob Oros on reaching $100 billion in assets, starting an in-house trust company and creating an enterprise built for growth.

A push to expand eligibility, simplify calculations and include a phaseout for the pass-through deduction.

New Jersey-–based Headquarters Advisory Group, previously affiliated with Avantax's b/d, will join Avantax Planning Partners, the firm's in-house RIA seeded by its acquisition of HK Financial Services.

The new rule would require high-risk broker/dealers to set aside financial reserves to deal with future claims, including unpaid arbitration awards.

The advisor moves and acquisitions you may have missed the week of July 26-30, 2021.