Merrill Lynch

The wirehouse's latest recruit generated about $1.9 million in production.

The new recruits joined the wirehouse from Merrill Lynch and UBS.

Wealth management leaders are weathering current markets while aiming to jumpstart AUM growth with expanded client services and new tech tools.

Yet that wasn't Merrill's only recruiting success, as the wirehouse also picked up a team overseeing more than $500 million in client assets.

The regional firm could lose a quarter of its customers who said they would leave, even if they loved their adviser, if their digital experience was subpar, according to a new poll.

Vice Chairmen Dan Cummings and Sam Chapin, who helped meld the wealth management firm to the bank after the financial crisis, are stepping down.

The recruits made the move between wirehouses with two client associates.

The recruits generated $1.8 million in annual production before making the move.

The head of the advisory group also was returning to where his career started.

He will join a team of ex-Merrill advisers that will oversee more than $370 million in client assets at Snowden.