RIAs

A new annual compensation report by consulting firm Succession Resource Group explains how pay plans can boost — or detract from — the value of an RIA.

The RIA technology platform builds on its acquisition of AI-powered liability-optimization fintech Sora Finance last year.

PE money eviscerates an RIA's client-first culture, leading to advisor burnout and turnover.

RIA leaders are debating "digital employees" but expect service models to expand to meet growing HNW needs, says industry observer Ric Edelman.

Financial Planning announces its 2026 class of the top 40 most productive employee wealth management brokers under the age of 40.

For a newly launched RIA, its website is one area in which less can be more — but only if the firm's online HQ puts the right visitors on the path to conversion.

Many express frustration with either real or perceived doubts about clients' concerns, but experts say they're missing an opportunity to address them up front.

Wells Fargo joins Bank of America, Citi and Charles Schwab in stepping away from its DEI policies.

Citi's head of wealth said the firm is already working with a quarter of the billionaires in the world through its private bank. Now it just needs them to entrust it with managing more of their money.

The big payday comes after a year in which the bank made progress toward the removal of a federally imposed asset cap.

The avalanche of cases announced Friday included charges against a no-longer registered advisor and firm accused of misappropriating more than $20 million from clients.

Nicholas Takahashi and his team are accused of deliberately trying to poach the clients of a former colleague managing hundreds of millions in assets and producing more than $1 million a year in revenue.

The South Carolina-based bank considers itself a buyer, but has put the 17 months since announcing its last acquisition to good use, reassessing multiple business lines and upgrading technology.

Researchers wonder if similar regulatory attention could eventually hit the bottom lines of independent broker-dealers and RIAs.

Like its Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley, Citi sees a path to trillions in client assets in its workplace division.

The latest appointment comes amid Citi's continued overhaul of its executive ranks and wealth business.

The banking giant nonetheless saw strong growth in net new assets in the first quarter and a 14% jump in returns from asset management fees.

Barry Sommers comes in for high praise amid his firm's attempts to move beyond the banking scandals of its past.

A lawyer says the industry has been on notice at least since the "Boom Boom Room" scandal of the 1980s that hostile workplaces won't be tolerated.

Greg Wilson of the Wall Street giant's Asset & Wealth Management unit wants to provide employees with tailored plans using a blend of technology and personal financial coaching.