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Advisors managing over around $2.5 billion of assets moved since the start of the week, joining employers such as UBS and Wells Fargo, as some doubt their prospects at the former First Republic under new owner JPMorgan Chase.

The IRS's $80 billion in new funding means more scrutiny of higher earners.

Although First Republic advisors appear relieved by the restoration of stability in coming under the megabank's umbrella, looming culture clashes could bring more attrition — from both the incoming advisors, and those they're joining.

Level Four Group recruited a wealth program from its onetime brokerage as it made progress on its goal of doubling in size by 2025.

Betsy Jo Merritt accused regional directors of undermining her succession plan and causing the loss of millions of dollars in damages.

The 12-person team's move was unsolicited and adds to what is now almost two dozen advisors who have migrated to the wirehouse from the struggling regional bank.

BMO's acquisition of Bank of the West is delivering the firm its seventh recruiting or M&A move of at least $1 billion in 2023.

The moves reflect a wild week of First Republic advisors rushing to firms including JPMC, Morgan Stanley and UBS following their employer's calamitous earnings call Monday.

Despite a nearly flat advisor headcount, interest income and fees lifted the regional brokerage's results, and the wealth business still added $21.5 billion of net new assets.

Some of the bank's wealth advisors are pitching a rescue plan involving offloading bonds — at above-market values.

The deal reflects the giant Canadian asset manager's altered approach to expanding in the U.S.

Despite an earnings miss, the regional wealth firm said it was well-positioned to grow and retain customer cash, and made a pitch for advisors at less stable firms to hop aboard.

Randall Kiefner's arrest on 21 counts comes amid an ongoing fight over payments from a previous FINRA arbitration award

CEO Jamie Price pledged that the consolidation would not prompt "a repapering event" and the firm will work to make the transition as easy as possible.

The firm also sees additional recruiting opportunities at banks and other financial institutions after attracting Comerica Bank's wealth program last month.

New portfolios from BlackRock, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price and Clark Capital underscore the Chicago-based firm's ambitions with independent advisors.

The firm saw profits halved over the past year and had a net loss of 98 advisors in the Americas last quarter. But its wealth unit brought in $28 billion of net new money.

Only Charles Schwab out of a dozen major wealth management firms answered a series of questions about their clients' increasingly important liquid assets.

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