Merrill Lynch

The firm's move shakes up the recruiting landscape yet again.

The moves occurred in the days before the firm's planned exit from the Broker Protocol.

The regional firm pulled its latest hires from Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch.

Morgan Stanley alone lost 11 teams managing about $7 billion after its abrupt exit from the protocol pact, according to recent hiring announcements.

The firm has cast a wide recruitment net, luring practices large and small.

While it was driven by the big firms’ desire to avoid litigation costs, there was a catalyst, without which I believe there would have been no pact.

The duo is part of an ongoing exodus of wirehouse advisors to smaller regional firms and independent brokerages

Though the wirehouse has reduced recruiting efforts, it continues to attract big producers.

The firm is rewarding advisors with new rewards for growth – and cutting pay for those who don't hit certain hurdles.

The wirehouses have lost teams overseeing more than $12 billion in client assets over the past month, according to recent hiring announcements.

The regional firm's new Palos Verdes, California, branch furthers its expansion in the region.

Tom Buck was once a top-ranked Barron's advisor at the wirehouse, where he worked for more than 30 years.

The firm plans to add 1,000 new advisors and $47 billion in net new assets in 2017.

The partners took a different path than most in launching their own franchise practice.

The company also said that its advisor ranks are growing.

Advisor Kevin Keith pointed to HighTower’s technological capabilities and a fiduciary culture in his decision to leave the wirehouse.

Ex-Merrill Lynch brokers are joining the firm as it looks to grow in the Northeast.

An acquisition may pivot on making sure the RIA's nearly 200 advisors stick around after a deal closes.

Greg Fleming was tapped to become CEO of the newly formed Rockefeller Capital Management.

Independent and regional firms have been maintaining strong appeal with new recruits.