RBC has been hiring throughout the year and shows no sign of slowing down.
The most recent of the regional broker-dealer’s recruits is a three-advisor team from Merrill Lynch that managed around $190 million in client assets.
The new group follows RBC's recruiting of another team from Merrill Lynch that managed $465 million in assets as well as
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Jim Senderling and John Robbie had been with Merrill Lynch for 27 and 25 years, respectively.
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Six of the top 10 advisor recruits — managing roughly $13.2 billion in client assets — have walked out of the wirehouse so far this year.
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The firm's two new hires are the latest in aggressive recruiting efforts and joined from rivals RBC and Wells Fargo.
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RBC's newest hires include Michael Gee, Andrea Savva and Raymond Lee. They are joining the firm's Florham Park branch in New Jersey, an office that recently moved to a new location, making it one of the largest offices at the firm, RBC says.
The team decided to move for RBC's smaller size and client-first culture, Gee said in a statement.
Gee has been in the industry for 32 years, according to FINRA BrokerCheck. He has past work experience at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Savva has been in the industry for 20 years at various firms including Merrill Lynch. Lee has been in the industry for 12 years, first with Smith Barney and then Merrill Lynch, according to BrokerCheck records.
A spokeswoman from Merrill Lynch declined to comment on the departures.
RBC is made up of about 1,800 advisors, according to the firm. Year-to-date, RBC has hired
