COVID-19 didn’t kill the wholesaler; the digital marketing-communications revolution did. 

Brown Wealth Management’s acquisition of Truuwater Financial forms a $1.2 billion in AUM San Diego firm.

Independent advisors are gaining ground on their bank-based peers when it comes to loans and cash management tools, improving the client relationship—and keeping those assets closer to home.

A federal judge also granted an SEC injunction against David Hu, former CIO of International Investment Group, whose schemes lost $100 million in investors' funds, according to the DOJ.

Cetera's acquisition of Voya's financial planning channel is expected to moderately increase the firm’s leverage, but not enough to change S&P Global Ratings' credit outlook.

The Investments & Wealth Institute is readying the launch of a financial professional community open to both IWI and non-IWI members.

The cuts are part of Schwab’s “continuing efforts to reduce overlapping or redundant roles across the two firms,” according to a company spokeswoman.

She succeeds former CEO Jeff Auld, who recently announced his retirement, and rounds out a trio of female leaders atop the Advisor Group IBD.

The DOJ and SEC filed parallel actions against Isaiah Goodman, arguing he used investors' funds for personal expenses and made "Ponzi-like payments" to new investors.

For vendors, virtual conferences stink.