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Ed O'Brien says says Fidelity's ability to integrate third-party vendors sets WealthCentral apart from others.

Fidelity is set to add Envestnet, Redtail, Morningstar, AppCrown and Salesforce to WealthCentral

Early to the integration game, the Boston giant will seek to pad its lead -- but it could take a while to execute

September 28, 2011 at 3:09 AM

David Canter: We hear from advisors at least on a weekly basis that they're looking to upgrade technology.

Fidelity jumps into the game of providing technology for picking RIA technology

Unlike Actifi technology used by TD Ameritrade, the Boston giant's gizmo declines to suggest vendor names

September 15, 2011 at 3:14 PM

Bernie Clark: We win a disproportionate share of business.

Schwab Advisor Services is nearing $800 billion of RIA assets but analysts are split over whether it can continue to dominate

Fidelity keeps flexing its muscles as Schwab raises its hybrid-friendly profile, reaches out to IBDs and rolls out an ambitious vendor platform

September 6, 2011 at 2:42 AM

Gene Goldman: I had butterflies in my stomach because I was so excited about the opportunity to work here.

Commonwealth, Cetera and The ETF Store take notable actions

Commonwealth replaces Fidelity technology; Cetera snags Gene Goldman; an LPL vet, and upstart ETF Store takes another page out of Adam Bold's book

August 22, 2011 at 2:48 AM

Kim Bang: The fixed-income markets are at a regulatory and competitive inflection point.

Executive leaves Bloomberg with ambitious plan to unify the retail bond market

Kim Bang has experience consolidating securities exchanges and signed on as CEO at BondDesk

August 19, 2011 at 5:24 AM

Tim Oden: The amount of due diligence they're conducting is so deep. I just can't imagine they'd go to that trouble to just kick the tires.

Breakaway Movement II is kicking in, say Schwab and Fidelity execs

Spurred by waning wirehouse retention packages, a wave of advisors are poised to jump ship in 2012

August 10, 2011 at 5:00 AM

Bill Dwyer: We decided you were right.

What's behind LPL's decision to slash its ticket charges for advisors

The IBD is in a generous mood as it also pays dues to FSI on behalf of thousands

August 9, 2011 at 2:44 PM

Watson is expected to help achieve the company's goal of establishing increased personal contact with advisors

LPL lures a TD Ameritrade talent across the San Diego street

Mike Watson will bring his practice-management expertise to 1,400 LPL reps

August 5, 2011 at 1:09 PM

Many of Paul Pagnato and David Karp's clientele have security concerns so they keep a low profile - including no photos.

Fearless Merrill Lynch team breaks away with $1 billion in broad daylight

Paul Pagnato and David Karp started their day in Washington DC and ended up in Reston, Va.

August 2, 2011 at 5:58 AM

Alois Pirker: Firms will have to renew retention bonuses next year or brokers will jump ship.

RIAs and online brokers are winning the market-share game

Wirehouses will have to re-up retention bonuses or see mass migrations of top producers

July 27, 2011 at 2:25 PM

Scott Couto takes over from Peter S. Cieszko.

Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions is hatched and Scott Couto will head it

The $385 billion unit is looking to put its best wealth-management foot forward

July 22, 2011 at 6:14 PM

Mario Hernandez: In the future, clients will be able to electronically sign. We can electronically take it to Schwab rather than using FedEx or a fax.

Schwab connects CRM to account opening for RIAs

The software fulfiills some of Schwab Intelligent Integration's promise without the fancy cross-wiring

July 22, 2011 at 2:56 PM

Griffin Meyers: Although not mandatory, providing a competitive GIPS-compliant track record can also help demonstrate a firm's track record.

How an RIA can capitalize on referral programs offered by Schwab, TD and Fidelity

Success in converting leads favor the firm that makes dedicated hires

July 18, 2011 at 2:20 PM

Jeff Grinspoon faced one interesting breakaway challenge relating to his 100 year-old grandmother.

Big Morgan Stanley team on the Beltway hightails it to HighTower on second thought

The learning curve required for complete independence looked unpalatable when it came to decision time

July 13, 2011 at 2:12 PM

Ed O'Brien: It continues to grow, especially as the devices get better.

Fidelity releases mobile trading for advisors - just don't expect many mobile trades

RIAs generally make block trades and use rebalancing software these days and mobile apps aren't ready for that

July 12, 2011 at 2:49 PM

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