Recruiting

Here are the trends in individual broker pay for wirehouses and large regional and national broker-dealers in 2023.

Happy State Bank's move after Centennial Bank's acquisition of the firm highlights frenzied action in a large but still relatively nascent channel of the industry.

Moody's upgraded the firm's debt rating, but rivals are likely to pounce if service from the corporate office deteriorates during a complex and lengthy transition.

The team, led by financial advisor Ting O'Connor, left because they were unhappy with Merrill's culture and wanted better working conditions for their support staff, a recruiter said.

Five financial advisors left Lakeland Bank and Raymond James for Affinity Federal Credit Union prior to the $1.3 billion acquisition of their prior institution.

RIA DayMark Wealth Partners, less than a year after leaving Wells, has recruited another big team of ex-Wells advisors.

The firm picked up net gains in its ranks of brokers after two years of declines — which also helped it add more than $32 billion in net new assets in the first quarter.

Planner Jennifer McCosley joined the RIA with about $28 billion in assets under advisement across 45 locations.

Tapping a relationship that was around 15 years strong, Sanctuary won a legacy Merrill Lynch team in the competitive market for independent advisors. Here's how it happened, Sanctuary president Vince Fertitta told FP.

Advisors managing over around $2.5 billion of assets moved since the start of the week, joining employers such as UBS and Wells Fargo, as some doubt their prospects at the former First Republic under new owner JPMorgan Chase.