The offers are due later this month.

Previously listed on the IBD's preferred vendor list, RightCapital now joins other planning tools available through the LPL platform.

Redfearn, who led the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, which was responsible for ensuring firms remain in compliance with Reg BI, will leave the agency by year’s end.

The partnership with White Oak Investment Management comes several weeks after LPL purchased the broker/dealer business of Waddell & Reed for $300 million.

The change means reps will take a portion of the regulatory agency's continuing education program once a year, as opposed to every three years.

Buyers hoping to capitalize on distress may only have a small window of time to strike as long-term prospects for troubled assets begins to brighten.

Avantax recently added new CPA referrals for advisors at the IBD as well as those affiliating under a new, full-time employee model.

Speaking at the Consumer Federation of America's Financial Services Conference, the commissioner also said more Reg BI data is needed to gauge its effectiveness, but a strong fiduciary standard was critical.