Economy

Despite an impressive performance, Morgan Stanley's CEO is not preparing to raise profitability targets.

The wirehouse exodus continues, as a team of Wells Fargo advisors jumps ship for the independent firm.

CFO Paul Donofrio said advisors are embracing the firm's growth initiatives and incentives laid out in the 2018 compensation plan.

The claim alleged negligence, fraud and misrepresentation, according to the regulator.

The “breadth and depth of relevant resources” from the home office serve as a critical differentiator, Cerulli says.

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The brokerage ranks shrank by 258 from the year-ago period.

"If our profession truly cares about the well-being of our clients to the extent that the profession professes, then we need to swing this pendulum in the other direction," Elwyn says.

The firm warned Friday that it may take a charge of as much as $1 billion to settle a U.S. probe of its consumer business.

Former CEO Mark Casady disclosed in arbitration testimony what led to the firing that resulted in a $30 million claim against the firm.

Tom Thives, a 34-year industry veteran, will head up the firm’s offices in New Jersey.

The firm pulled in 11 new advisors in the first quarter of 2018, building on the 65 brokers hired last year.

Should advisors and brokers have plain-English job descriptions and be required to work in their clients’ best interest? Commissioners will vote on whether to move ahead with key proposals.

Advisor Group firm Woodbury Financial targets the bank brokerage channel.

The advisor, a former employee, has been soliciting more than two dozen clients at the bank, JPMorgan says.

Bill Hamm’s Independent Financial Partners has grown more than fivefold in 10 years with the No. 1 IBD.

Advisors should conduct a comprehensive suitability analysis before initiating 1035 exchanges.

Like other broker-dealers, the firm is far from achieving a ratio of 50/50 men-and-women planners.

The firm was defined by a culture of “no, no, no,” a top headhunter says as part of On Wall Street’s annual recruiters roundtable.

The $263 million practice’s new IBD reported record recruiting for 2017, helped in part by the movement of advisors following LPL’s massive acquisition.