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Amid a proxy battle with an activist investor, advisors who recently left Avantax say service levels suffered and fees rose after parent company Blucora acquired and combined their broker/dealers.

As Blucora continues to face a proxy battle with activist investor Ancora, its former CEO, John Clendening, accuses the company of filing false statements.  

Advisor Lisa Quadrini has departed Wells Fargo for Brandywine Oak Private Wealth, where she worked when it was part of Merrill Lynch.

Schwab blamed an “issue created by a software enhancement” for erroneously transferring $1.2 million in February to the Fidelity account of Kelyn Spadoni, rather than the $82.56 she had requested.

Ameriprise will buy the EMEA asset management business for $845 million, all in cash.

The commission's Division of Examinations said it had found examples of 'potentially misleading statements' concerning ESG processes, according to a recent risk alert.

Four former Bank of America Merrill Lynch advisors launched an independent practice via LPL's new Strategic Wealth Services affiliation model.

Some legal experts say RIAs are not doing enough to comply with the new rule, especially when it comes to rollover advice.

We get to choose for whom we serve as allies, but creating equitable and inclusive cultures requires us to be so for everyone.

The mergers, acquisitions and advisor moves you may have missed that were announced the week of April 5–9, 2021.