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As second-story advisers, they can focus on servicing their books without the burden of helping the branches with training and sales development.

The launch comes as banks and other players in the advisory industry vie for the $30 trillion in wealth that is expected to change hands in next several decades.

Nine executives were recently tapped to lead wealth management and related investment services groups at several financial institutions, including Fifth Third, Huntington and J.P. Morgan Chase. Find out who they are and what their new roles entail.

The former Provident Bank wealth executive will be responsible for growing the U.S. wealth business and overseeing the development of the adviser program.

Mike Michael, an executive vice president and regional president, takes over the business from Philip McHugh, who now heads the consumer bank.

Read it straight from the horses' mouths: the biggest management challenges and business objectives from the Top 25 Program Managers.

Despite initial reservations, the advisers eventually viewed the cuts as the right thing to do in light of the industry's shift to a fiduciary standard of care.

"If there are opportunities that present themselves, we will take a look," said U.S. Bank CEO Andy Cecere.

We've sliced and diced our top bank advisers to list the banks and TPMs based on the number of our winners in their ranks.

The PricewaterhouseCoopers recruit will work with wealth management experts whose clients are looking for an investment bank to lead the sale of their business.