Baird

The advisors join the regional BD’s offices in Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee.

Its local unit is the first qualified domestic limited partner to be granted a license from the Asset Management Association of China.

Wealthy clients are demanding more services and help planning their lives, the regional firm says.

They play a critical role in recruiting and supporting advisers. See who made the cut for this year's honoree list.

Though the wirehouse notched impressive wins, Merrill wasn't the only firm to land elite recruits recently.

The firm's newest broker generated $1 million in annual revenue while at Baird, an RBC spokeswoman said.

Led by a 33-year industry veteran, the group joins the regional firm from UBS.

One planner says there's no reasonable basis for a delay, while another says he can't afford all the compliance costs.

The new hires join the regional BD from Baird.

The firm is one of the first to issue a formal comment letter on the Department of Labor's proposal to put off the regulation's implementation date.