Stifel Financial

Ronald Kruszewski says a shift in the size of transition packages, made in response to the fiduciary rule, "benefits us competitively."

The firm's latest hire had spent 17 years at Raymond James and its predecessor firm, Morgan Keegan.

Plus: A Morgan Stanley grab totals $410 milllion in combined AUM and more than 30 other job changes.

Collectively, this year’s mega movers managed more than $23 billion in client assets.

From regulators to technology providers to CEOs, these are the players who will remake wealth management in 2017.

Exclusive: The regional firm picked up two groups of recruits from Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch.

The new recruits joined the regional firm from Wells Fargo Advisors.

The former broker is accused of making false claims about his client list at Stifel to earn a compensation advance from another firm.

The new recruits come from Stifel and IBD ValMark.

The firm is going for a middle-of-the-road approach that includes fee-based retirement accounts and which also relies on the best interest contract exemption with certain clients, says CEO Ron Kruszewski.

CEO Ron Kruszewski says market conditions and the fiduciary rule are dampening growth at the firm and throughout the industry.

Here's why the firm needs greater name recognition that attracts advisers, according to recruiters.

How Ronald Kruszewski is working to make the regional BD into an industry contender.

Morgan Stanley and RBC lose two recruits to the regional firm.

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

The firm's latest recruit has more than three decades of industry experience and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors.

The new recruits join from RBC and Wells Fargo Advisors.

The firm's newest recruits have been in the business for two decades.

As rules pile up, industry leaders are looking for ways to help advisers navigate what they say has become a regulatory labyrinth.

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