Morgan Stanley

"We fully expect to offer a range of options to help our clients," CEO Paul Reilly said.

Unlike its rival, Morgan will keep commission-based retirement accounts under the new regulation's best interest contract exemption.

Wirehouse system and supervisory failures are just the start.

The new recruits come from Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Advisors.

A $2.2 billion Morgan Stanley team's move to independence shows how breakaways use shell companies to take advantage of the legal pact, and why more than 1,500 firms have signed on.

Eight advisers opened a new office for Merrill Lynch's Private Banking & Investment Group, which serves ultrawealthy clients.

The main objection seems that regulators just don't like the unseemly business of selling products to customers who might not want them.

Keith Rowling rejoined this elite group for a second year in a row.

A firm contest incentivized about 30 advisers to push lending products to clients and created conflicts of interest, according to officials.

Plus, Merrill Lynch grabs UBS planners who managed $750 million in client assets.

The new recruit has been in the industry for nearly 3 decades.

The wirehouse's newest recruits operate from two offices on both coasts.

One of the new recruits was previously affiliated with Raymond James as an independent adviser for about a decade.

The planner, who oversaw $132 million in client assets while at the wirehouse, is starting out on his own with help from Raymond James, the firm said.

Advisers who are attentive will find that they retain their books of business.

One of the recruits began his career in the late 1980s.

The recruit also previously worked for Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and RBC.

Plus, Wells Fargo hires a $700M team from J.P. Morgan Private Bank and helps a $587M Morgan Stanley team go independent.

How specialty areas are helping this elite group of 20 advisers boost business.

From hiring sprees to accelerating software launches, companies are gearing up for the significant expenses and changes wrought by the new regulation.