UBS

The group consists of two advisers who generated $2.7 million in annual production, according to RBC.

A comparison of starting payouts under this year's compensation plans.

The firm's success bucks a long-held premise that investing in developing markets requires active managers responding to sudden shifts in political risk.

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.