Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced Thursday it hired Lisa Cregan, a former UBS manager, to run its brokerage offices in Houston.
Cregan, who replaced Mary Mullis, will run three offices that collectively have 131 financial advisors. Mullis was named as the unit's southeast regional director.
Cregan who worked for UBS for 26 years, was most recently head of UBS' brokerage office in Dallas. She also ran UBS' women's development advisory group
Terri Kallsen will precede him next year as chair of the Board of Directors; Seay will take over that role in 2027.
The popular industry recruiting and retention barometer provided another window into the challenges facing LPL Financial with its latest major acquisition.
The Wall Street powerhouse has built its wealth division in large part through big deals but is not "looking to make acquisitions just for the sake of it, " said CEO Ted Pick.
But the Bank of America subsidiaries nonetheless reported rises in AUM and net revenue in the second quarter while adding thousands of new client relationships.
The accusations led to the end of 16 years at the firm.
In an earnings call Tuesday, CEO Charlie Scharf credited brokers in the firm's branches for working with consumer bankers for a 10% increase in new assets.
