UBS

The wirehouse's executives think they've struck on the right formula to boost growth through a simplified comp plan, greater autonomy and an attractive retirement package.

The moves are intended to boost the firm's capital markets abilities in a changing interest rate environment.

HighTower and Dynasty added big platform clients as wirehouse brokers continued to flee.

A close look at what's driven the advisers at the top of this year's ranking.

Awards and settlements are piling up even as the U.S. wealth management unit reports record profits.

At least 27 brokers have joined the firm, including a father-son team from UBS with $261 million in AUM.

The regional broker-dealer has added at least a dozen ex-wirehouse advisers so far this year.

Stocks and Puerto Rican bonds are the focus of many cases among clients, advisers and firms.

The last time the pool was smaller was in 2012, when it decided to cut large parts of the investment bank and was fined for trying to rig global interest rates.

The firm also recruited an international wealth management team that oversaw $576 million, according to our latest roundup of recent hires and moves.