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The Swiss bank grew its U.S. advisors by 2% in the third quarter,

The brokerage added more than 200 independent financial advisors for the second quarter in a row while driving up the productivity of its existing ranks.

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Higher interest rates pushed up profits as the company revealed the timing for completion of the massive $2.5-billion integration of its 2020 acquisition.

The firm is also trying to upgrade its services for advisors through new digital chatting tools to get in touch with the corporate office without any phone calls.

The behemoth wealth firm said it recently brought in its largest recruited groups ever, a strategy that paid off as it contributed to record net revenue for the third quarter.

Despite a 21% fall in profits, the Saint Louis-based brokerage pulled in new advisors in both employee and independent channels as its wealth revenue continues to climb.

The announcement, higher wealth profits due to rising interest rates and record recruited client assets ushered the tax-focused firm into its latest phase of change.

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