Industry

The Opsahl Group, led by senior advisor Joseph Opsahl and advisor Chris Hatfield, is leaving Merrill Lynch’s Private Client Group to work with True, a key Dynasty Financial Partners firm in the Pacific Northwest.

JPMorgan has named a former U.S. Bancorp executive as the head of its wealth management business.

Assets held at direct-to-investor accounts have nearly doubled since 2008 and are outpacing growth at traditional channels, according to a Cerulli report.

Raymond James Financial, the brokerage that acquired Morgan Keegan & Co. from Regions Financial last year, posted a quarterly profit that rose 41 percent on a one-time tax benefit.

The industry veteran, who comes from Merrill Lynch, will be president of the firm's registered broker-dealer, ING Financial Partners.

The owners of the world’s largest brokerages say the days of paying big bonuses to lure each other’s brokers and keep their own in place may be ending.

Morgan Stanley picked up two former UBS advisors with a combined $3 million in production.

Financial advisors who specialize manage nearly double the client assets of their peers, according to a study of 7,000 advisors conducted by research firm Cerulli Associates.

J. Michael Evans, a vice chairman who ran emerging markets and was seen as a potential successor to CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein, is retiring after more than 20 years at the bank.

Saying the new cash will be used to fund growth, CEO Joe Duran targets $200 million to $250 million in annual revenue.