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It might seem unusual for an Old National Bancorp to lure away a regional executive from the much larger Fifth Third, but not in wealth management, where competitiveness can be as much about emphasis as size.

How should banks approach the challenges ahead? Consultant Peter Bielan talks with Editor Lee Conrad.

Which banks are advisers moving to? Six recently jumped to BNY Mellon, Union Bank, U.S. Bank and M&T Bank from myriad financial services firms. One made a lateral move within his bank.

The bank derives 15% of its revenues from insurance but it has set a long-term target of getting that to 20%.

We reshuffled the ranking to list advisers by their production as a ratio of their AUM. Here are the top 25.

The former First Tennessee Bank adviser defrauded numerous customers to satisfy a gambling addiction that started when he was in college, according to court documents.

The new hire was previously with Deutsche Bank where he served as head of Issuer Services.

The rep was suspended for 18 months and fined $7,500 for allegedly adding his wife as a 50% primary beneficiary to a customer's variable annuity without the customer's knowledge.

So far this year, at least 9 banks switched their investment services programs to new third-party broker dealers. One outsourced its broker-dealer operations to a TPM for the first time.

More banks are implementing second-story adviser programs as they embrace advice-based client relationships in the wake of the fiduciary rule.