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Given the stagnant revenue growth that even the strongest regionals reported in the first quarter, there is no indication that Synovus has missed out on much.

Bank of the West of San Francisco has hired John Bahnken as its head of wealth management.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has revamped the leadership structure for its wealth management business, according to an internal memo sent by the firm's Global Wealth Management President Greg Fleming.

Financial advisors Ian Jones and Peter Jones will focus on the Taft-Hartley market.

Schwab announced that since it launched Schwab Advisor University in June, over 5,600 RIA employees from more than 2,500 firms participated in its online courses to help improve firm operations.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has revamped the leadership structure for its wealth management business, according to an internal memo sent by the firm’s global wealth management President Greg Fleming.The moves come as MSSB approaches its two-year anniversary of the inception of its business after Smith Barney was purchased from Citigroup, Fleming notes in his letter. It also comes after Fleming was named to his role in January, replacing Charlie Johnston.

With the shift, MSSB has hired J.P. Morgan Chase’s Jeff Hack as chief operating officer.

Raymond James announced Monday that it hired Martin Gelb and Sonya Gelb Choeff. The father-daughter team joined the new Miami Beach branch of Raymond James.

RidgeWorth Investments has hired Robert Zakem as chief compliance officer and general counsel and Joseph O'Donnell as chief compliance officer for RidgeWorth Funds.

The BNY Mellon unit is beefing up its global research offerings for its registered investment advisor, broker-dealer and hedge fund customers.