Wells Fargo Advisors

Claims and counterclaims fly as arbitration panel orders an advisor to repay $1.66 million in promissory notes, but that's not the last word in this nearly five-year long dispute.

Danny Ludeman had worked at the wirehouse from 1999 to 2014.

Former retail brokerage head David Kowach is moving to the consumer bank.

The new recruits came at the expense of wirehouse rivals Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo.

Michelle Rudd opened a new office for Summit Trail Advisors, a $5 billion independent firm.

The beleaguered bank has suffered from attrition since a fake accounts scandal rocked the firm in 2016.

An advisor of 36 years, Jay Mastilak moved to Stifel from Wells Fargo.

The independent broker-dealer has seen significant growth in the last three years.

Six months in, the wirehouse is taking an unusually hands-on approach in its first foray into the RIA space.

The fate of Mary Mack is drawing attention because there are so few women within reach of the CEO suite across the nation’s 10 biggest banks.

The St. Louis-based firm is looking to hire advisors from wirehouses, says head of recruitment John Pierce.

One team set up an independent practice while the other signed on with the firm’s employee broker-dealer.

The recruits include a 37-year industry veteran who co-managed $240 million in client assets.

Recent lawsuits highlight the unpredictable nature of litigation in a post-Broker Protocol world.

The advisors managed more than $225 million in combined client assets.

While the wirehouse has suffered from advisor attrition, the regional BD has grown its brokerage ranks.

Several of the firm’s new hires are industry veterans with more than 30 years of industry experience.

The $230 million team — comprised of two former NHL players — moved over from the firm’s employee brokerage unit.

The advisors are the latest in a string to jump from a wirehouse to a regional BD.

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