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Post-Merger Tech Integration Doesn’t Have to Be Painful
By Wes StillmanTechnology should not make or break a potential merger, but integration, compliance and liability issues should certainly be part of the discussions.
July 01, 2015
Focus Financial Adds $1B RIA in ChicagoAlso, Raymond James adds a $390 million independent-employee group in Beaufort, S.C., from Wells Fargo.
June 30, 2015
FINRA Earnings Surge as Fines DoubleThe self-regulator collected more than twice the amount of fines in 2014 as it did a year earlier, though the number of fines fell.
June 30, 2015
Merrill Adds $750M Ex-Barclays Group in HoustonThe group was part of Lehman Brothers until 2008.
June 26, 2015
Krawcheck: Want to Shrink Your Business? Ignore WomenThe retirement crisis is a women's crisis, Sallie Krawcheck says, as some 80% of men die married, and 80% of women die single.
June 25, 2015
6 Social Media Strategies for AdvisorsNot sure how to get started on social media? Overwhelmed by the options or the perceived time soak? Help is here.
June 22, 2015
LPL Names New Head of Client ServicesThe news follows several other executive shifts at the independent broker-dealer.
June 15, 2015
Baird Nabs $1B Ex-Wells Fargo GroupSix advisors come on board in Wichita, Kansas, with nearly $5.5 million in yearly fees and commissions.