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Three industry veterans – one with more than four decades of experience – oversaw more than $205 million in client assets, according to Raymond James.

The wirehouse's latest hires will support client development and strengthen product delivery, according to Morgan Stanley.

Industry insiders say wealth management is going through its biggest upheaval in decades.

"It was terribly important to us that we were participating and supporting a partnership with a firm that is innovating and has strong backing," said Richard Steinmeier, head of the Wealth Advice Center at UBS.

The large Los Angeles institution launched the program mid-April with one adviser and a program manager and is looking to add more advisers soon.

Former Edward Jones advisor says he left for the freedom to own and market his own eponymous firm as he wishes.

Edmond Walters is seen as bringing deep fintech expertise to rebranded company.

Some wirehouse branch managers have made the transition to the independent channel, but doing so takes careful planning, experts say.

In contentious Senate testimony, White fended off accusations that the regulatory body has dragged its feet. Again, she did not offer a timeline for implementing a fiduciary rule from the SEC.

The new recruits are opening a new office for the independent firm.

The branch is staffed by 22 advisers, most of whom are recent recruits from Credit Suisse.

"Clients that are buying your services on price are clients that you don’t want," says consultant Jamie McLaughlin.

The UBS Americas president explains why he thinks the industry's pursuit of top talent has gone too far.

The Gryphon Group generated $1.3 million in production before leaving the wirehouse.

The firm, which acted as a custodian for a defunct RIA, allegedly failed to make material disclosures to clients regarding their accounts.

Analysts and industry insiders are divided as to what impact the wirehouse's revamped plan may have on rival firms and breakaway advisers.

As social investing has broadened its horizons, returns have also improved, says Matt Papazian, CIO of Cardan Capital Partners.

William Heinzerling, who has led Stifel’s fixed-income business since 2009, is leaving the firm, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

President Tom Naratil says the firm will recruit less, spend more on advisers already at the firm and give additional power to branch managers.