Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, with approximately $1.9 trillion in balance sheet assets. The company is split into four primary segments: consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management.
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The first three months of 2024 were hard on Wells Fargo — particularly for its wealth management division.
April 12 -
Led by CEO Jack Ginter, Callan Family Office reached a milestone that he says will enable the firm to invest in technology and ultrahigh net worth advisor recruiting.
April 4 -
A pair of former wealth managers contend they were yelled at and suffered other retribution after raising concerns about sharing clients' information without their knowledge.
March 8 -
Barry Sommers comes in for high praise amid his firm's attempts to move beyond the banking scandals of its past.
March 1 -
Bitcoin has risen more than 40% this year following the successful introduction of the exchange traded funds.
March 1 -
U.S. adults are intensely worried about their finances — and their kids are even worse. Here's how advisors can help, and foster new clients in the process.
February 27 -
The firm's big tech investments and history working with banks attracted Wintrust, the CEO of its wealth division told FP.
February 23 -
Wells Fargo's Charlie Scharf and Morgan Stanley's James Gorman recorded the biggest gains among the CEOs whose compensation has been disclosed so far.
February 13 -
Brendan Krebs sees his firm as standing out with its three-pronged structure: a traditional wirehouse, branch-based advisory and an independent channel.
February 7 -
Helen Grace Caldwell told her employees about her side film hustle but neglected to add that her clients were helping her fund it.
January 24 -
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As a whole, the megabank saw its net income rise by 9% in 2023's final quarter. But its wealth management unit was another story.
January 12 -
Recruiters see the banking giant's offering as central to its bid to retain top teams and prevent them from going independent.
December 13 -
Bans on working at brokerage firms don't lead to prohibitions on acting as an RIA as often as one might think.
December 12 -
Kenneth A. Welsh stands accused of taking money out of his clients' brokerage accounts to buy gold and other precious metals and pay down credit card debt.
November 17 -
The inquiry into Wells Fargo comes at a time when clients can often secure much better rates of return through money markets and certificates of deposit.
November 2 -
CEO Charlie Scharf said the bank's troubled wealth unit had 'treaded water' for a while, but showed signs of recovery as client assets and fee income grew.
October 13 -
Industry recruiters say offers of shares in advisory firms are hard to value.
October 4 -
FINRA booted Scott Reed from the industry after he went outside his firm to raise money for a software and web development firm.
October 3 -
Barry Sommers, the wealth management chief CEO Charlie Scharf brought in, is expanding after fixing up the unit; "Five years from now the independent channel will be our biggest channel."
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