Bank of America Merrill Lynch

A recent herding to the sector may be more of a gut reaction rather than a careful evaluation.

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The wirehouse will take 3% — or up to $4,000 per month — of advisors' production in 2019.

Terry Laughlin, who ran the bank’s $2.8 trillion wealth management business, formerly served as its chief risk officer, the bank said in a statement Friday.

A bonus introduced earlier this year has helped fuel client acquisition, executives say.

Most of the 150 markets are in areas 30 miles away from the nearest Bank of America branch.

After a request for more time, clients may continue selling stocks, but transactions will be subject to review.

Bank of America has plans to expand the self-directed platform’s reach even further.

The firm announced last week that it would reinstate traditional brokerage for retirement accounts in October, giving new life to the conflicts it had eliminated.

The client relationship manager is now on a leave of absence, according to Merrill.

Jean McCrave Baxter claims colleagues made sexual jokes and she was denied advancement opportunities afforded to male co-workers.

A 34-year old broker with high-net-worth tax specialty signs with Dynasty.

Six of the top 10 advisor recruits — managing roughly $13.2 billion in client assets — have walked out of the wirehouse so far this year.

Jim Senderling and John Robbie had been with Merrill Lynch for 27 and 25 years, respectively.

Despite loosening regulations and the president’s tax cuts, BofA continued a string of lackluster second-quarter earnings for the big banks.

Bruce Keebeck Lee has repeatedly been ranked as a top advisor by both Barron’s and The Financial Times, but he was fired in April for a failure to file compliance paperwork.

Joe Voboril claims he was wrongfully terminated after an investigation into another banker’s alleged inappropriate sexual conduct, according to his lawyer.

Since early May, the wirehouse has lost at least 27 advisors managing a combined $15 billion.

The lawsuit follows a complaint by the SEC alleging that five men and three companies defrauded more than 600 investors.

The app also allows clients to use the Zelle person-to-person payments service.