Wells Fargo Advisors

The bank said it thoroughly investigates all complaints of impropriety after a report said the company is failing to treat some of its female employees fairly.

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The move is intended to improve operational efficiency.

Both the regional BD and RIA have benefited from an exodus of wirehouse talent.

State Treasurer John Chiang says that Wells Fargo is keeping patterns of abuse hidden from view by resolving customer disputes through private arbitration.

The advisors decided to join the firm following a meeting with Raymond James' leadership in St. Petersburg.

The firm’s most recent hires are 2 advisors overseeing more than $550 million in client assets.

Advisors John Burg and Tamara Colon moved their California practice to the regional firm.

The regional BD's three hires come from Wells Fargo and Ameriprise.

The dispute pits four advisors against big Wall Street names: Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James and Merrill Lynch.

Already an aggressive recruiter, the firm upped its advisor head count by 115 during the recent quarter.

Stifel is expanding on the West Coast, hiring 13 recruits in California year-to-date.

Banking scandals are playing only a small role in advisor attrition, the firm says.

The dispute centered on the firm’s handling of Puerto Rican municipal bonds.

John and Cary Kortze opened Steward Partners' 16th branch office.

Advisor attrition is up at the beleaguered firm, but it doesn't have to be.

Six of the top 10 advisor recruits — managing roughly $13.2 billion in client assets — have walked out of the wirehouse so far this year.

The recruits oversaw more than $200 million in client assets.

Total broker head count dropped by 173 from the prior quarter, according to the wirehouse.

Gains by rivals expose independent advisors' vulnerability, says United Capital's Matt Brinker.