Wells Fargo Advisors hired advisor Zoran Vaz in Melville, N.Y. from David Lerner Associates. Vaz joined the firm on Nov. 4, and had $844,000 in annual fees and commissions and $111 million in client assets under management.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch hired Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisors Raymond Stacy and Christopher Pieper in Fort Mitchell, Ky. on Nov. 4. Together, they previously had $1.61 million in annual production as well as $166.8 million in client assets under management.
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UBS Wealth Management Americas hired a threemember Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management team in Chicago. The team is led by Ajay Desai, and also includes John Staab and Frank Pellicori. Together, they had $8.3 million in annual fees and commissions and $1.7 billion in client assets under management.
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney hired three advisors from UBS Financial Services. In Short Hills, N.J., Brad Nettune joined MSSB on Oct. 28. Nettune previously had $3.27 million in production and more than $500 million in client assets under management. In Atlanta, Mark D. Rosenberg and Fred Weingart joined MSSB on Nov. 2. They previously had $4.99 million in annual fees and commissions and oversaw $452 million in client assets.
