CEO Paul Reilly said that even if the firm is recruiting fewer advisors, the books of business it is bringing on are growing only larger.

After adding 27 advisors in the past three months, CEO Ronald Kruszewski looks at the "recruiting landscape" and likes what he sees.

The New York-based investment bank reported higher revenues across all business lines, with double-digit increases in wealth management and investment banking.

Jane Fraser and other Citi execs point to the wealth unit's 9% bump in revenue and 24% increase in investment assets as signs that the firm's recent overhaul is working.

A margin of 46% for the unit housing the giant clearing and custody firm may console executives who say the First Republic deconversion "is now largely behind us."

Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank report starting 5,500 new client relationships in the third quarter, more than a third of which came through recent graduates of its training program.

The firm's stock traders recorded their best quarter in more than three years, on track for their best year ever.

Funds managed by Stone Point Capital are buying back the majority interest in the independent wealth management firm with 1,700 financial advisors.

The firm reported $90.8 billion of total net new assets in the quarter, an 88% increase on the same period a year ago.

JPMorgan reported a gain in net interest income for the third quarter, surprising many analysts.