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As part of an effort to focus on its core insurance and annuity operations, Great American Financial Resources, Inc. (GAFRI), said it will exit the independent broker/dealer business...

Pensionmark Retirement Group, a National Retirement Partners (NRP) member firm, has added offices in Houston, Boston, and Austin through its Advisor Support Program (ASP).

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., announced it has acquired The Bostonian Group Insurance Agency, Inc., and Bostonian Solutions, Inc.

It was a big day for Bank of America (BofA), as the bank settled one lawsuit and was handed a new one.

Aviva Investors has agreed to buy 100% of River Road Asset Management, a Louisville, Kentucky-based U.S. value equity manager.

Prudential Financial, Inc., has completed the sale of its minority joint venture interest in Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings, LLC, including Wells Fargo Advisors, to Wells Fargo & Company,...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said today it is investigating Bank of America Corp.’s (BofA) failure to disclose Merrill Lynch’s losses to shareholders voting on Merrill’s...

Merger and acquisitions (M&A) among registered investment advisory (RIA) firms has slowed, but firms are poised for resurgence, according to a new industry study.

PineBridge Investments is the new brand name of the former asset management and investment advisory business of American International Group, Inc. (AIG).

Focus Financial Partners, LLC (Focus), a network of independent wealth management firms, added Joel Isaacson & Co., Inc., to its partner firms.

ING has reached an agreement to sell three of its U.S. independent retail broker/dealer units—which make up three-quarters of the ING Advisors Network—to Lightyear Capital LLC.

Consolidation looms for some asset managers as revenue declines continue to outweigh steep cost-cutting measures.

Invesco has emerged in the lead to acquire the mutual fund business from Morgan Stanley’s Van Kampen, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The Wiley Group ended a long relationship with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to form a fully independent registered investment adviser.

The Newport Group has appointed Dennis Sain as senior vice president, Qualified Retirement Services.

Bank of America Corporation (BofA) signed an agreement to sell the stock and bond units of Columbia Management to Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the companies announced.

Jersey City, New Jersey-based investment management firm Lord, Abbett & Co. announced Wednesday it is getting out of the small-401(k) market to concentrate on its defined contribution investment-only...

Federal securities regulators said they will take the opportunity of pre-trial fact-finding in their existing case against the Bank of America (BofA) to see if any additional charges...

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff rejected a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Bank of America (BofA) over bonuses paid by Merrill Lynch, the Associated...

M Financial Group today added Ontario, Canada-based Caledonia Planning Group to its network of member firms.