Recruiting

Could the collapsed bank's advisors who are now at the Wall Street giant become a 'red-headed stepchild'?

While former SVB and First Republic advisors are getting more attention, the private equity-backed firm added its largest recruit in 2023 from another shuttered bank.

The No. 1 independent brokerage has boosted the number of brokers it recruits to financial institutions each quarter, its top recruiter in the channel tells FP.

One industry recruiter called the Aegis group at Lincoln 'the last people we expected to move.'

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.

Although First Republic advisors appear relieved by the restoration of stability in coming under the megabank's umbrella, looming culture clashes could bring more attrition — from both the incoming advisors, and those they're joining.

Level Four Group recruited a wealth program from its onetime brokerage as it made progress on its goal of doubling in size by 2025.

The 12-person team's move was unsolicited and adds to what is now almost two dozen advisors who have migrated to the wirehouse from the struggling regional bank.

BMO's acquisition of Bank of the West is delivering the firm its seventh recruiting or M&A move of at least $1 billion in 2023.

The moves reflect a wild week of First Republic advisors rushing to firms including JPMC, Morgan Stanley and UBS following their employer's calamitous earnings call Monday.

Despite a nearly flat advisor headcount, interest income and fees lifted the regional brokerage's results, and the wealth business still added $21.5 billion of net new assets.