Janney

CEO Tony Miller thinks the financial backing Janney draws from the private equity firm KKR allows it to provide a full gamut of advisor support without losing its intimate feel.

New chief executive Tony Miller has served as president of the large regional brokerage firm since 2023.

Another private equity investor placed a large bet on wealth management as the latest insurer to sell its industry holdings spun off an attractive asset.

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As the regional firm aims to serve more high net worth clients, it plans to hire 60 experienced advisors this year.

Philadelphia-based Janney Montgomery Scott added three teams from Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch across two states managing $1.4 billion in client assets.

The trio of advisors leaving Commonwealth for the regional firm are its largest “reverse breakaways” ever.

At an average age of 37, the top-producing brokers operate in 18 different states, plus the District of Columbia and Guam.

As some firms closed their doors, the regional BD saw a selling point for new recruits and existing FAs in a different approach.

The regional broker-dealer is coming off a big recruiting year.

So far this year, Janney has onboarded 36 financial advisors. The newest team managed more than $290 million in client assets.

Six of the new recruits broke away from Merrill Lynch.

The wirehouse loses four more advisors to the regional BD.

The regional BD adds two teams with $373 million in assets.

Janney, RBC and Edward Jones are three firms that have modified how they deliver coaching and training to advisors.

The firm has brought on 200 advisors since 2015.

Three of the four new hires have more than 20 years of industry experience.

The deal will give Janney greater access to the community banking sector.

The new hires come at the expense of Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Advisors.

The regional BD’s new advisors managed a total of $225 million in assets at Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch.