Multi-Financial creates new role, appoints Erinn Ford as head of advisor relations

PrimeVest launches iconnect2invest^TM retail investor platform for financial institutions

Cetera MF/ETF platform awarded Advisory Solutions Product of the Year by Money Management Institute

Multi-Financial honors top performers of 2011

Douglas King joins Cetera's Financial Network as President

Cetera Financial Group completes acquisition of Genworth Financial Investment Services

PrimeVest launches new online trading platform

Cetera’s new MF/ETF advisory platform hits $100 million in assets in three months

Growth opportunities to increase financial institution fee-income uncovered in PrimeVest / Kehrer-LIMRA whitepaper series

PrimeVest posts recruiting, GDC gains in 2011

John Marshall & Associates joins Financial Network

AdvisorNet crosses the $50 million threshold; celebrates 20th Anniversary with Financial Network

Cetera announces comprehensive advisor marketing program: Connect2Clients^SM

Six from Cetera named to Registered Rep Top Women Advisors

Cetera Launches xMA, the Next Generation Managed Account

Cetera Financial Group to acquire Genworth Financial Investment Services

PrimeVest launches recruiting website to assist financial institutions

Cetera's Valerie Brown selected among InvestmentNews Power 20

Multi-Financial signs recruitment deal with Pacific West Financial Group

Multi-Financial white paper provides insight into key performance drivers of elite advisors

Cetera, Financial Services Institute (FSI) Partner to Advance Advocacy Mission & Bolster Financial Advisor Momentum

PrimeVest signs MB Financial Bank

PrimeVest signs StellarOne

Cetera Announces New Relationship with Wilshire Associates, Sage and UBS to Expand its Advisory Platform

PrimeVest signs Citizens & Northern Bank

PrimeVest signs DNB First

Financial Network’s Werner among Community Leadership Award finalists

Eleven from Cetera among Registered Rep Top 100

Financial Network advisors "Connect" at 28th annual conference

Gene Goldman joins Cetera as new head of research; Consultant Brian Gendreau added as market strategist

Cetera white paper outlines proactive response to new IRS cost basis reporting criteria

Cetera Financial Group (Cetera), the partner of choice for advisors seeking independence… more to see the story.

PrimeVest salutes best banks, credit unions of 2010

Financial institutions honored at Connect 2011… more to see the story.

PrimeVest launches Insurance Solutions Group

New assemblage will augment PrimeVest’s robust in-house support team… more to see the story.

Valerie Brown named among top women in wealth by AdvisorOne

List recognizes the most influential, powerful and inspiring women in wealth management… more to see the story.

PrimeVest prospers from long-term banking partnerships

PrimeVest, Cetera featured in SourceMedia… more to see the story.

PrimeVest strengthens security with multi-factor authentication

New system ensures the identity of those accessing SmartWorks… more to see the story.

Six from PrimeVest earn Top Program Manager honors from Bank Investment Consultant

Bank Investment Consultant (BIC) unveiled its fourth-annual top-20 ranking of program managers… more to see the story.

Cetera announces new advisory platform launch

“Another example of the scale-driven benefits enjoyed by advisors in the Cetera family,” said Barnaby Grist… more to see the story.

PrimeVest signs The Home Savings and Loan Company

Home Savings, with $2.3 billion in assets, converted to PrimeVest on April 11… more to see the story.

Cetera white paper guides on hedging against an increase in U.S. interest rates

Cetera Financial Group (Cetera), released as part of its ongoing thought leadership series, a white paper explaining how advisors can reposition client portfolios to protect against a potential future rise in interest rates.… more to see the story.

Growth Mode: Multi-Financial featured by Registered Rep.

Multi-Financial comes out of Hiding with Big Growth Plans… more

PrimeVest signs HomeStreet Bank

HomeStreet was founded in 1921 and has since grown to 30 branches with nearly $2.5 billion in assets… more to see the story.

Hubbard Ranked among Top 100 Branch Managers by On Wall Street

Financial Network RD is selected for the third straight year… more to see the story.

PrimeVest releases life insurance benefits white paper

Part of PrimeVest’s robust thought leadership program, this white paper illustrates a correlation between financial institutions that sell life insurance and a demonstratively higher recurring revenue base… more to see the story.

Three Financial Network Advisors Earn Honors from Barron’s

Larry Carroll, Kelly Graves and Paul Ried named among Top 1,000… more to see the story.

Barron’s ranks three from Multi-Financial among Top Advisors

Roger Green, Nick Pascarella and Trevor Wilde named among Top 1,000 … more to see the story.

Cetera introduces Net New Assets program

Program rewards advisors who grow their advisory business at Financial Network and Multi-Financial … more to see the story.

Cetera appoints Allison Couch to head Wealth Management Sales Team

Cetera announced today that Allison Couch, a 25-year independent broker-dealer veteran, has joined the firm as national sales manager, wealth management… more to see the story.

Cetera welcomes advisors from QA3 Financial Group

Cetera Financial Group (Cetera) announced today that 35 advisors formerly affiliated with QA3 Financial Group (QA3) will join its family of independent broker-dealers. Click here to see the story.

PrimeVest alliance spurs growth at Langley

The Credit Union Times covered PrimeVest’s recent announcement. Click here to see the story.

PrimeVest signs Langley Federal Credit Union

Signing gives PrimeVest agreements with four of the nation’s top 90 credit unions… more

Maurer Joins Multi-Financial as Senior Vice President, National Sales

In his new role, Dan Maurer will be responsible for overseeing practice management and sales… more

PrimeVest signs Technology Credit Union

California-based Tech CU joins PrimeVest’s roster of financial institution clients… more

Eight from PrimeVest named among Bank Investment Consultant Top 50 Reps

Bank Investment Consultant released its annual “Top 50 Bank Reps” ranking in the Dec. 2010 issue, a roster that included eight from PrimeVest… more

Gendreau forecasts post-election market moves

Financial Network investment strategist Brian Gendreau forecasts post-election market moves on Bloomberg TV… more

PrimeVest signs American Airlines Federal Credit Union

One of the nation’s largest credit unions now offering investment and insurance solutions through PrimeVest… more

Vinson joins Multi-Financial to lead recruiting

Multi-Financial announced the hiring of Joseph “Jay” Vinson as head of new business development… more

Cetera hires Frojen as CFO

Jon Frojen was introduced as Cetera’s new chief financial officer on Oct. 12… more

Cetera expands leadership for wealth management team

Alex Kaye joins as vice president - research; Kian Rafia hired as director of advisory products… more

Financial Network adds Nancy Johnson Jones, Devon Borje in supervisory roles

Nancy Johnson Jones and Devon Borje have joined the company as chief compliance officer and chief supervisory officer, respectively… more

PrimeVest signs Laconia Savings Bank, Saco & Biddeford

PrimeVest announced today the signing of Laconia Savings Bank (Laconia, N.J.) and Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution (Saco, Maine)… more

PrimeVest signs Skowhegan Savings

PrimeVest, one of the nation’s largest broker-dealers dedicated to serving financial institutions, announced today the signing of Maine-based Skowhegan… more

Susan Theder joins Cetera as Chief Marketing Officer

Cetera announced today the hiring of Susan Theder as the firm’s chief marketing officer… more

Cetera launches advisory platform enhancement

Cetera recently announced the successful launch of AdvisoryOnline 2.0 to Financial Network and Multi Financial… more

Bank Investment Consultant recognizes five from PrimeVest among nation’s top program managers

Bank Investment Consultant unveiled its third-annual top-20 ranking of program managers in its June 2010 issue, a list which included five from PrimeVest… more

Cetera CEO Valerie Brown keynotes at Women’s Advisor Forum

Cetera CEO Valerie Brown was among the keynote speakers at SourceMedia’s Women’s Advisor Forum in New York City on Wednesday… more

Financial Network’s Lear honored by Registered Rep.

Steven Lear, an independent financial advisor with Affiance Financial / Financial Network, was selected as one of 10 Outstanding Advisor Award recipients by Registered Rep. in its May 2010 issue… more

Kevin Starkey joins Multi-Financial as Recruiting Director

Multi-Financial Securities Corporation announced today the hiring of Kevin Starkey as its director of recruiting. Starkey, who brings 20 years of financial services experience to Multi-Financial, will be based in Denver, CO… more

Scattergood Joins PrimeVest as Community Financial Institution Director

PrimeVest Financial Services announced recently the addition of Jim Scattergood as an independent community financial institution director. Scattergood and his partners, Randy Somercik and Jon Althoff, combine for more than 50 years of financial institution-specific expertise… more

Summa Joins PrimeVest as Senior Vice President of Business Development

PrimeVest Financial Services (PrimeVest), one of the nation’s largest broker-dealers dedicated to serving financial institutions, announced today the addition of Bob Summa as senior vice president of business development for the eastern United States… more

Three Financial Network Advisors Earn Honors from Barron’s

Three financial advisors from Financial Network Investment Corporation (Financial Network) were selected to Barron’s recently-unveiled Top 1,000 Financial Advisor List. The honorees included Larry Carroll (Charlotte, N.C.) at No. 5 in North Carolina, Kelly Graves (Charlotte, N.C.) at No. 11 in North Carolina, and Paul Ried (Bellevue, Wash.) at No. 11 in Washington. It was the second-straight year that all three were honored by Barron’s… more

Hubbard Ranked among Top 100 Branch Managers by On Wall Street

Dave Hubbard, registered principal and regional director for the Exemplar Financial Network Region of Financial Network Investment Corporation, was recently named among the Top 100 Branch Managers of 2009 by On Wall Street… more

Grist Joins Cetera

On the heels of our official close of sale to Lightyear, we are pleased to introduce the newest member of Cetera’s Management Team, Barnaby Grist… more

Lightyear Acquires Broker-Dealers

Lightyear Capital Completes Acquisition of Three Broker-Dealers from the ING Advisors Network and rebrands them Cetera Financial Group… more