Morgan Stanley

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.

The wirehouse's three newest recruits are all industry veterans.

Here's why the chief U.S. equity strategist at the wirehouse is optimistic about the index.

The case is the latest related to alleged misconduct by a barred wirehouse broker who was also a nightclub owner.

The firm's newest recruits come from boutique brokerage J.P. Morgan.

The firm's newest recruits generated $3.6 million in annual revenue.

The firm is recommending investors continue to buy five-year U.S. sovereign debt, even as the securities head for their worst month since February of last year.