Career moves

After helping to build up the largest IBD over more than a dozen years each with the firm, they've landed in recruiting and financial advisor support roles.

Silicon Valley Bank named Erin Platts head of its private banking and wealth management arm, which caters to the financial needs of technology and venture capital executives.

The bank hired a nonprofit exec with a background in impact investing and expanded the roles of two other executives as part of its ESG wealth push.

Will Wilson brings significant experience to Galway Holdings, including being a former NFL agent and executive familiar with the financial side of sports.

The loss is one of many for Citi to Merrill in recent months, and reflects the wirehouse's recruiting advantages despite its own talent outflows to rivals.

Since the start of the month, the San Francisco-based bank has announced the addition of three wealth management teams — one each from Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.

The industry critic joins other profs who became financial advisors. She's serving as the part-time principal of a new practice launched by a longtime friend.

It's more common for teams to seek partial independence through affiliation when they leave wirehouses, but Roy and David Gutierrez took around a decade to go all the way. Here's what advisors can learn from their approach.

UBS is growing its advisor headcount in the U.S., but it lost four advisors today and five last week to rival firms. The Wells team is a breakaway half from a powerhouse UHNW group that split in the move.

Credit Suisse Group executive Yves-Alain Sommerhalder is leaving, adding to top-level departures as the firm seeks to get back on its feet amid a massive restructure.