Career moves

Firms that haven't been afraid of generous recruiting offers have shown the greatest growth in recent years.

A federal judge agrees with plaintiffs that the Federal Trade Commission lacks authority to set rules on unfair competition.

LPL accuses its rival of hindering "competition in the financial services space" through its "cynical" attempts at frightening advisors into staying put.

The Atlanta-based independent broker-dealer thinks some advisors will always feel ill at ease at big firms that keep getting bigger. That's where it sees its opportunity.

The founder of the private-equity backed RIA says he's interested in further acquisitions but doesn't want to be "growing for growth's sake."

Sources familiar with the case say Nicholas Takahashi's name surfaced on a Wells Fargo website long after he had left to work for a competitor.

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

The deal comes as a Raymond James executive questions if advisors who choose to go with private owners won't regret their decisions in three to five years.

Concurrent Financial Planning brings academic gravitas to its growth plans under the firm's founder Preston Cherry and his wife, Managing Partner Eiman Osseilan.