Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

The decision, involving advisors who jumped to Morgan Stanley from an RIA, holds that those who agree to give their employers advance notice before quitting aren’t absolved of that duty by the terms of the protocol.

Company policies were not reasonably designed to detect and prevent misconduct, the SEC claims after one advisor allegedly misappropriated more than $5 million from client accounts.

While Raymond James and Stifel are on hiring sprees, Wells Fargo is still losing talent.

The firm is spending about $4 billion in an initiative that spans trading ― particularly in fixed income ― wealth management and other units.

Her fresh criticism comes after FINRA barred her former Morgan Stanley branch manager this week.

David Reiser spent 10 years at the wirehouse where he worked with ultrawealthy clients and families.

The client, who was the co-founder of the HSN, suffered from dementia and was declared legally incompetent, according to a FINRA letter of acceptance, waiver and consent.

The firm has been rolling out a robust suite of new and upgraded technology tools.

Winning over brokers could give the firm a huge platform from which to sell mutual funds and ETFs and expand its vast influence in finance.

If wirehouses decided to adopt a salary-plus-bonus compensation model, how would they do it?

Craig Schmell says the firm terminated him because of alcohol and drug addiction issues he had 30 years ago.

Most of the new hires came from Wells Fargo, which has suffered from advisor attrition over the past year.

Growing up in a house full of doctors, Mihir Patel was expected to follow in his family’s footsteps. He didn’t.

Fulvio Urbinati’s book of business includes clients in Chile and Peru, the U.S. and France.

After weathering the industry’s upheaval in the financial crisis, Adam Merino now co-leads a team serving about 35 ultrahigh-net worth families.

Keith Apton got his first taste for finance while still in college.

“I believe in paying it forward in a multitude of ways,” Nick Kavallieratos says.

The firm says former employee John Lockette agreed to have disputes heard in a private forum when he did not take advantage of an opt-out provision.

Richard Frick had overseen the wirehouse's Philadelphia operations since 2011.

Despite an impressive performance, Morgan Stanley's CEO is not preparing to raise profitability targets.