Stifel Financial

The firm also opened a new branch office in Flint, Michigan.

Morgan Stanley alone lost 11 teams managing about $7 billion after its abrupt exit from the protocol pact, according to recent hiring announcements.

The firm has cast a wide recruitment net, luring practices large and small.

The award marks the largest of its kind this year.

The wirehouses have lost teams overseeing more than $12 billion in client assets over the past month, according to recent hiring announcements.

Four of the departures happened in New York following the firm's abrupt departure from the Broker Protocol.

Ziegler is the latest in a line of purchases by Stifel and other regional broker-dealers.

The company has been benefited from aggressive recruiting, with its advisor headcount hitting a record 7,346.

Ron Kruszewski's comments came after Morgan Stanley abruptly exited the accord, potentially leading to more costly litigation.

The new hires are all industry veterans, two of whom have more than three decades of experience each.

Independent and regional firms have been maintaining strong appeal with new recruits.

David Safarian is the latest wirehouse advisor to join the regional broker-dealer.

"This is a window for these regional firms to really explode," says Rob Blevins, a recruiter in Dublin, Ohio.

The regional firm's new hires joined from FSC Securities, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

Regional brokerages and firms that assist breakaway advisors have been picking off top talent at the wirehouses.

The new European Union rules were discussed on 50 earnings calls since BlackRock reported results on July 17, up from 17 mentions in May and June.

Three quarters of the firm’s 57 new recruits have come from the largest firms.

The three-adviser group joins the regional firm from Oppenheimer & Co.

The new hires are the latest recruits to join the regional firm.

Smaller brokerages are benefiting in big ways from cutbacks at three of the four largest firms.