Under the legislation, investors would have the right to choose between arbitration and court action.
The firm saw higher advisory and brokerage assets, though higher expenses crimped earnings.
WealthSource Partners in San Luis Obispo, Calif., is a hybrid RIA operating across nine states.
Robert C. Starnes moved $72,000 in client funds to personal accounts, federal prosecutors said.
The trade group's president said its appeals to the Department of Labor have fallen on deaf ears.
The company is arguing a Finra arbitration panel incorrectly awarded damages to one of its former brokers.
A look at the diversity of different RIA models reveals many are growth-challenged.
New white paper asks regulator to create policies and internal audits to eliminate unfair practices.
Evoke Wealth Management and Maven Bridge Capital have formed one company that operates out of New Jersey and California.
The Latus Group, founded by a former SWAT team police officer, has a retirement plan bent.
Lance Lively left a 19-year career at Edward Jones to join Ameriprise's independent channel.
The firm reported $3 billion in net revenues for the first fiscal quarter.
Jesus Rodriguez of El Paso, Texas, allegedly robbed the accounts of 10 clients.
A year after taking the helm at Sanctuary, industry veteran Adam Malamed sees a "huge opportunity" for growth.
The faulty performance statements caused wide-ranging disruptions for the Pennsylvania pension fund, the SEC said.
The firm's 2023 report on U.S. advisors also found headcount at wirehouses and independent B-Ds shrank.
Insiders have been predicting the firm would need to rotate bosses to give them new challenges.
Wilde Wealth, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has more than 42 advisors working from nine Southwest U.S. locations.
That's 11 times more than the agency has estimated, the independent broker-dealer industry group said.
The wirehouse alleges Nader Joseph Al-Mooshi is soliciting a group of its clients that is worth $420 million.