Wells Fargo Advisors

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.

The firm's two new hires are the latest in aggressive recruiting efforts and joined from rivals RBC and Wells Fargo.

The future of wealth management melds technology with a human touch, but firms will face challenges.

The regulator barred an ex-Wells Fargo advisor for fooling the bank into reimbursing him for $3,400 after he falsely claimed that he was the victim of fraud.

The wirehouse has lost at least 123 advisors managing $15.7 billion in client assets year-to-date, according to other firms’ hiring announcements.

Industry changes and ongoing bank scandals have tilted the playing field in favor of smaller brokerages.

The No. 1 independent broker-dealer has grown beyond the wirehouses, but it added about 100 fewer advisors than expected from its major acquisition.

The move boosts the firm's expansion in the central U.S.

Advisors recommended that clients sell positions in complex structured products to rack up fees, says the regulator.

The wirehouse's latest initiative is effectively a way for the firm to circumvent the protocol without actually getting out of it.

The regional firm's new additions consist of two veteran advisors from Wells Fargo and a father-daughter duo from Merrill Lynch.