Employee retention

Since Wells Fargo’s phony-accounts scandal broke in 2016, the bank has appeared contrite in public. In private, it’s a different story.

Employees at Carson Group love the outdoors and regularly participate in events like the Spartan Race, a course filled with treacherous obstacles.

When Redtail Technology moved into its new building 18 months ago, CEO Brian McLaughlin ensured it had homey touches, like comfortable seating, a basketball court and slides.

Some companies on SourceMedia’s Best Fintechs to Work For list offer their employees extra time off to live boldly.

Three years ago, the New York-based fintech started organizing a monthly gathering for its female employees. The meetings have helped participants find role models.

A collaboration between SourceMedia and the Best Companies Group, the list is derived from reviews of employer benefits and policies and comprehensive surveys filled out by the companies' employees.

Every week starts and ends the same way — with meetings where departments can share successes and challenges. It’s one way the payments company ensures cross-collaboration.

By explaining the firm’s sources of revenue and expenses, a team can better understand how they impact profitablility.

The firm has lost more than 1,100 advisors since a phony accounts scandal came to light in 2016.

Acquisitions in wealth management have proven tricky in recent years.

Executives at the beleaguered firm say they are focused on quality, not quantity.

The brokers moved their practices to rival firms Ameriprise and William Blair.

Training programs may seem expensive, but they cost just pennies compared to the expense of losing talent and hiring replacements.

The firm tapped the co-working company WeWork to design new offices, which span more than 100,000 square feet.

Banking scandals are playing only a small role in advisor attrition, the firm says.

Advisor attrition is up at the beleaguered firm, but it doesn't have to be.

Wirehouses have made some recruiting mistakes in recent years. Meanwhile some aspects of corporate strategy are being done right in certain pockets of the industry. Danny Sarch offers his insight as we continue the dialogue from our Recruiters Roundtable.

The team joins a slew of others leaving the troubled bank, but says it’s running to SunTrust more than running away from Wells Fargo.

The latest moves bolster the firm’s presence in the Northeast.

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