The Financial Stability Board recommends increased oversight for the likes of BlackRock, Vanguard and Fidelity.

The SEC published its annual list of top compliance priorities for the coming year.

ETFs were more heavily traded than stocks in 2016, J.P. Morgan's strategies for retirement and PFI white paper lists independent lending solutions.

FPA has partnered with T. Rowe Price, getting the active manager, somewhat new to the RIA distribution game, in front of the association's 24,000 members.

With its latest acquisition, the RIA continues to build out a family office model.

The bank said it will appeal OSHA's findings.

Some say millennials need to be saving more for retirement, Focus Financial adds Crestwood Advisors and Citizens Bank hires Patrick Jancsy to lead its private wealth group.

Advisors see the new year as an opportunity to pivot marketing efforts in order to attract younger clients and build on a strong 2016.

Their hard-won shelf space will likely come up for review in 2017 as broker/dealers shift to a “less is more” approach.