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There is an opportunity for the industry to learn from technology and get better, said Merrill Lynch Wealth Management head John Thiel.

Competitors from traditional and digital sectors of wealth management weighed in on the debate over industry disruption at the LinkedIn FinanceConnect conference in New York.

The regional broker-dealer landed a former business director from Lifetime Financial Growth, who also worked for Merrill Lynch and Lehman brothers.

Andrew Parish, publisher of the wealth management gossip site, admitted he failed to pay more than $341,000 in employment taxes for his recruiting business, Axiom Consulting Group.

Two advisors that produced $2.15 million in annual revenue joined Raymond James Financial Services, the firm's independent broker-dealer.

The head of UBS' Client Advisory Group Bob Mulholland is set to retire, and will be replaced by fellow executive Brian Hull according to an internal UBS memo.

Two other groups that managed more than $300 million also move to the wirehouse.

New hires join the firm's employee and independent channels.

Profits fell 1% at the wirehouse's Americas wealth management unit this past quarter, as advisor headcount continued to slide.

The trio collectively supervised about 200 advisors who oversaw more than $17 billion in client assets for UBS and Wells Fargo.

Sage Private Wealth recruits an advisor with about $1.3 million in annual revenue -- and a family resemblance.

Learn how these leaders are focused on growing the advisor ranks and helping them build bigger businesses.

This year's elite leaders, nominated by their staffs and selected by a panel of judges, reveal their strategies for helping advisors and boosting AUM.

Management is pushing advisors in new directions, implementing more behavioral bonuses and restricting payouts on small household accounts.

The new recruits generated an estimated $1.4 million in combined annual revenue while at Merrill Lynch.

Two wirehouse advisors who oversaw $140 million in assets joined the super regional's employee advisory ranks.

Advisors should understand the personality styles of their branch managers for financial success, job satisfaction and comfort within their own firm.

A D.A. Davidson advisor is inspired by his father to join the wealth management business.

"The bar of expectations among advisors has been raised by their experience with a best-in-class website," says the author of a new report in which advisors ranked fund managers.