Morgan Stanley

Within days of a colleague's retirement and having been introduced as their new advisor, Corbin Hoffner left for Raymond James.

A lawyer suing Wells and other firms argues the recent rate changes do nothing to repair harm already suffered by his clients.

Massachusetts regulators accused the wirehouse of not conducting proper oversight of stock sales made a First Republic executive shortly before the bank collapsed last year.

Researchers wonder if similar regulatory attention could eventually hit the bottom lines of independent broker-dealers and RIAs.

The soliciations can be made only to clients who have a net worth of at least $1.5 million, high risk tolerance and the intention to invest in speculative assets.

The hires add credibility to the wirehouse's renewed commitment to recruiting.

The Wall Street giant's Morgan Stanley at Work and private wealth units team up to serve top company officials — and possibly gain access to trillions in workplace wealth.

The Wall Street powerhouse is now the subject of two class action suits questioning whether it has been providing unreasonably low returns on clients' uninvested cash.

The arbitration award comes amid the industry's aggressive push to make sure departing wealth managers pay back money owed on recruiting loans.

Firms that haven't been afraid of generous recruiting offers have shown the greatest growth in recent years.