UBS

The independent firm affiliated with Raymond James lured a wirehouse recruit with close to 20 years of experience.

Two wirehouse veterans opened a new office for the regional firm's employee channel.

Several of the largest moves this year show top talent is looking beyond traditional choices.

After predicting a strong recruiting year, Wells' independent advisory arm attracts planners from LPL Financial, UBS and U.S. Bank.

The wirehouse will be the first full-service wealth manager to offer the new ETF-mutual fund hybrid to clients.

The two ex-wirehouse advisers each had about 20 years of industry experience.

The largest recruits managed more than $17 billion in client assets.

Adviser recruiting was not expected to be affected, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Market volatility and industry changes have had a chilling effect on advisers' career plans.

'It's wise to pause,' says Eugene Qian, referring to what he has told clients.