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Recruited away from Morgan Stanley, Los Angeles-based The Francis Group is the latest team to join LPL’s SWS division, the IBD’s premium affiliation model that went live in April 2020.

Dakota Wealth, Mariner, Paragon, Cetera, tru Independence and Osaic all added advisors this week, while Berthel Fisher and Dynasty Financial Partners announced some executive changes.

The SEC should classify smaller firms based on employee headcount instead of assets under management, according to the IAA’s General Counsel.

A new documentary pays homage to an author who brought wit, sympathy and understanding to a field that’s changed how we invest today.

Firmwide new money “has been temporarily impacted by asset attrition from clients originating at Ameritrade,” according to Chief Financial Officer Peter Crawford.

In a flash poll conducted by WealthManagement.com, a number of Avantax advisors—weary of yet another ownership change and leadership turmoil—said the acquisition by Cetera makes them more likely to consider changing firms; a smaller group expects...

Allianz said it has made a small number of changes to its distribution leadership structure “to better align with our strategic goals for new market growth.”

Orion Advisor Solutions, Intention.ly and Morningstar announced new AI-powered tools at the Future Proof conference.

Despite touting the fast growth of the product areas in June, the cuts could amount to a loss of over 200 jobs.