Career moves

TCW’s Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund collected more money than any other bond mutual fund in the year following Bill Gross’ sudden departure from Pimco.

The recruit and an already independent advisor opened their own wealth management practice on the independent side of Wells Fargo.

UBS' latest hires managed approximately $1.3 billion in client assets while at Merrill.

The San Francisco-based bank tapped an executive from BNP Paribas—the bank's French parent company—to lead the wealth management business in the U.S.

The new recruit had generated $2.7 million in production before switching wirehouses. A second advisor from UBS who had $1.9 million also went to Morgan.

The former wirehouse advisors joined Raymond James' traditional employee broker-dealer.

The new hire comes amid rumors that Credit Suisse will sell its U.S private bank.

The two-year-old wealth management business has a new chief executive to replace Frank Campanale, a former wirehouse executive, who previously held the job.

The wirehouse lured away seven advisors from Morgan Stanley.

Lure of large trust department, bank name recognition, more persuades five advisors in Redondo Beach, Calif., to switch.