Recruiting

The regulator cited anti-money-laundering deficiencies in its decision, signaling the government is keeping a close eye on the issue even in a broader deregulatory environment. That means fintechs will be recruiting compliance experts from banks.

Two quarters after it merged with Synovus Financial, Pinnacle Financial Partners is keeping up the aggressive recruitment it's known for. Since the start of 2026, the company has hired 124 bankers.

SEI may not be the first firm that comes to mind when thinking about the industry's custodians, but the firm has built a substantial client base of financial advisors over more than 30 years.

FINRA's annual snapshot shows how the wealth industry is changing, from key business metrics and marketing trends to shifts in registration and a shrinking branch footprint.

An albeit smaller sample of financial advisors participating in FP's Compensation Survey nevertheless reflected the industry-wide trend around gender pay gaps.

Financial Planning's Compensation Survey measured the total pay of hundreds of financial advisors and, perhaps more importantly, the lessons they would share to aspiring planners about forging a successful career.

JD Power's closely watched survey of financial advisors' satisfaction with employee and independent brokerages crowned its perennial winners, with one interesting exception.

The Ensemble Practice's annual growth and profitability report reveals a "scissors shape" between the two, based on a survey of more than 170 firms.

Even though RIAs reached a record size in four important metrics, experts say equity values are masking weaknesses in their organic growth.

The big moves hit the Swiss firm as it continues to lose advisors on a net basis — though now it's reportedly sweetening its recruiting offers.

Firms with big recruiting loan balances are often the ones with the most success hiring advisors from industry rivals. But the numbers also suggest they're offering increasingly generous deals.

Wells' latest advisor recruiting coup comes just days after it pulled over a 19-person team formerly managing nearly $6 billion at Morgan Stanley.

The Taylor Group of Wells Fargo Advisors is led by nine advisors, all of them relatively young and many of them siblings.

The firms' collaboration shines a light on how the wealth management business works today and how it is evolving, as advisors weigh independence against the risks of "poking the bear" when they leave.

Three months after the merger of equals between Pinnacle Financial Partners and Synovus Financial was completed, the company reported strong hiring trends. Executives say hiring success is key to the bank's growth strategy.

A consulting and M&A advisory firm presented six prospective sellers to 17 buyers, with striking results for any advisory teams tapping into a frothy M&A market.

The annual Diamond Consultants advisor transition tracking study identified the winners and losers of 2025. But it also noted how quickly things can change.

Finance and education veteran Walter Rendon wants to ensure that more young people get the training and mentorships that helped him break into the field.

Touchstone Wealth Partners is the fourth team with more than $1 billion in client assets to join Wells Fargo's FiNet unit this year.

The Apollo Group, a six-person team in New York, is the latest to show that former First Republic advisors are still not completely settled at JPMorgan.