Morgan Stanley

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.

The wirehouse has been fighting to keep managed assets this year, suing ex-advisors for taking client information during their move.

The bank has replaced dozens of high-cost offerings with more passive and enhanced actively managed products.

Morningstar has launched a variety of tools aimed at helping planners and their clients adjust to what the CEO refers to as “the new normal.”

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.

Wirehouses have made some recruiting mistakes in recent years. Meanwhile some aspects of corporate strategy are being done right in certain pockets of the industry. Danny Sarch offers his insight as we continue the dialogue from our Recruiters Roundtable.

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

Morgan Stanley’s CEO believes the Fed will hike interest rates three more times this year.

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

The firm has been working for two years to integrate BlackRock’s risk-management system into its platforms.

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.

The regional broker-dealer posted record revenue for the eighth year in a row.

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.

How can the industry find organic growth again? And where will the next generation of advisors come from? Bill Willis tackles both challenges, and discusses how they will affect compensation, as we elaborate on the issues discussed at our Recruiters Roundtable.

The trickle of brokers leaving wirehouses for greater independence is quietly becoming a flood.

There are many more options for advisors who seek gender-equality based investments for clients, says planner Luisamarie Ruiz Carlile.

Wells Fargo was among biggest losers as advisors jumped to other firms.