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Merrill is also adjusting the incentives it gives advisors for steering clients into banking products.

Firms are increasingly looking to provide high net worth clients with services stretching beyond basic wealth management. The offerings include everything from help with cybersecurity to taking out complicated loans.

Many express frustration with either real or perceived doubts about clients' concerns, but experts say they're missing an opportunity to address them up front.

JPMorgan credits Sieg for helping to oversee the absorption of First Republic Bank and drive the firm's revenue and net new asset figures higher.

More Commonwealth advisors choose Osaic over LPL Financial, while LPL picks up a pair of Edward Jones advisors.

Amid legal scrutiny, Morgan Stanley is making changes to its deferred compensation policies while adding sweeteners for asset growth and deposit growth.

Attorneys and other compliance experts say it's important that financial advisors greet any type of negative feedback with a thoughtful response — especially if it could turn into a legal matter.

In an earlier than usual announcement, UBS said it will update its 2026 compensation grid for U.S. advisors, aiming to curb departures and encourage more work with high net worth clients.

Several panels and presentations last week at Future Proof focused on the idea of advisors growing their businesses through offering specialized, family office-style services.

Cerity Partners adds its own large RIA in New York, and Beacon Pointe acquires firms in Indiana, Washington State and New York.