Kris Chester led two major business reorganizations in her time at Wells Fargo Bank.

Coming off a strong recruiting year, Steward Partners has enticed three more Wells Fargo brokers.

Wells may have settled with former employee Claudia Ponce de Leon because it wanted to avoid the "massive exposure" of a jury trial, an expert says. It is unclear how the agreement will affect Wells’ other cases.

The move marks the firm's second hire in the past week.

The advisor transferred funds from his sibling's Wells Fargo accounts and deposited them into a jointly owned account that he used to pay off credit card debts and fund home improvements, FINRA claimed.

Thirteen executives were recently tapped to lead wealth management and related investment services groups at several financial institutions, including Fifth Third, SunTrust, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank. Find out who they are and what their new roles entail.

The milestone cements the dominance achieved by large institutions in the online space.

Complaints lodged against the firm through Dec. 15 dropped 18% from the same period of 2016, federal figures show.

Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, UBS and Morgan Stanley all lost talent in 2017.

It paid in 2017 to be a penny-pinching retiree because target-date funds dominate the cross-section of profitable and cheap.

Banks' online advice platforms are just the face of a deeper effort to restructure client data and adapt to a digital era.

Regulatory decisions, whistle-blower cases and acquisitions will define wealth management in 2018, and the people here will be the decision-makers who remake the industry.

The duo recommended an investment strategy that was overly concentrated in four speculative equity securities to more than 50 customers, FINRA alleged.

The beleaguered wirehouse has suffered from advisor attrition this year.

The firm also opened a new branch office in Flint, Michigan.

Brokers who shed small accounts and focus on larger clients could earn a higher payout.

Both advisors are attracted by Ameriprise’s technology and investment options.

The brokerage says its Access Investing service is now available to clients with at least $5,000 to invest.

Regional firms have been on a recruiting spree this year.

The wirehouse's advisor headcount, at 14,564 at the end of the third quarter, was down 3% year-over-year.