Morgan Stanley Smith Barney recruited the following advisors from Merrill Lynch. Joseph Viviani and Robert DiGregorio joined in Melville, N.Y. They managed assets of $398 million and generated $2.1 million in production. Rosalie Schlaen and Izhar Shefer joined in Aventura, Fla. They oversaw $177 million in assets and generated $1.3 million in production. David Cohen joined in Melbourne, Fla. He had assets of $150 million and production of $1.6 million. Sam Pyle and Shauywn Smith joined in Woodland, Texas. They oversaw $111 million in generated $2.9 million in production. MSSB also hired Keith Kline from Raymond James in Fort Myers, Fla. He had $73 million in assets and $1.1 million in production.
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RBC Wealth Management hired Glenn Pahnke and his team, including Mark Ackel, Kay Kulbeth Mona Johnson, and Kerry Patel. They oversaw more than $300 million of assets and had $2.4 million in production.
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UBS WMA hired Louise Gunderson from Merrill Lynch in New York. She managed $650 million in assets and generated $3.6 million in production.
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Benjamin F. Edwards recruited Rick Balmaseda in Danbury, Conn. The company declined to disclose his assets or production figures.
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UBS WMA hired Alexander Friedman as chief investment officer.
