Recruiting

Among the new recruits is an 11-person team.

More often than not, wirehouses were on the losing side of these moves.

Other firms have trod a similar expansion path — and stumbled. Will Laidlaw find its footing?

The additions came amid a revamping of the firm’s independent advisor compensation.

The new hires signed on with the firm’s employee broker-dealer.

With the industry closely watching the complex integration, the selling network's parent divulged how it struck the $1.3-billion agreement to form a giant IBD.

The wins came at the expense of Merrill Lynch, UBS, Raymond James and Wells Fargo.

It was Ray Jay’s tech and in-house marketing agency that initially appealed to the team.

“Tackling student debt is vital today if we hope to set employees up for long-term financial success,” says Scott Whatley, president of E-Trade.

It has been a banner year for regional BDs as more than 400 planners joined the fold, according to hiring data analyzed by On Wall Street.

It’s the second biggest move in 2019, and includes an advisor featured in On Wall Street’s Top 40 Under 40.

On the losing side of this exchange: Wells Fargo, UBS and Merrill Lynch.

The ex-Northwestern Mutual advisors dropped their broker registrations, selecting the TAMP and platform’s services in the process.

The firm's top recruiter explained its approach to helping advisors keep up with a rapidly changing profession.

Judge temporarily barred the advisor from soliciting former clients ahead of a FINRA arbitration hearing.

The new hires come from rivals Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo and RBC.

Integrated Partners added a family office practice eyeing wirehouse breakaways as part of a dozen recruiting grabs for the No. 1 IBD and its OSJs.

The wirehouse brought on 10 advisors from several rivals.

Wells Fargo welcomed 22 active duty members to its corporate office as part of a corporate fellowship program.

The IBD’s head of practice management says more planners should explore becoming ensembles, and she also divulged the firm’s “secret sauce.”