Stifel Financial

Jim Chahine spent the bulk of his 26-year career at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse.

Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

One of the new hires has more than five decades of industry experience.

Wirehouses are losing talent as advisors look to escape bank-owned firms.

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The firm also opened a new office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

One of the biggest notable losses came from Merrill Lynch, which lost a team managing $1 billion to the independent space.

The research firm’s annual survey included new queries reflecting changes in the industry.

The broker-dealer has been scooping up talent from its rivals for months.

James Van Steenhuyse will oversee the firm's planned growth in the region.

The firm poached two advisors from its rivals as it expands its talent pool.

Anticipating volatility and its implications could make a big difference.

Among recent career changes, Merrill Lynch lost brokers managing $2.2 billion to rival J.P. Morgan Securities.

“We’re going from a Civic to a Cadillac,” advisor says of the move.

The move marks the firm's second hire in the past week.

The advisors joined the firm's recently opened office in Flint, Michigan.

‘This move highlights the increasing regulatory burdens faced by independents and the solutions that Stifel can offer,’ regional director Kevin Ortmeyer says.

Stifel says the fact that it owns a bank — instead of being owned by one — is a big appeal in recruiting.

To get in on hot IPOs, a client delivered cash payments to the broker at bars and restaurants, the regulator alleges.