Regional banks

Raymond James Financial, the brokerage that acquired Morgan Keegan & Co. from Regions Financial last year, posted a quarterly profit that rose 41 percent on a one-time tax benefit.

Morgan Stanley picked up two former UBS advisors with a combined $3 million in production.

The brokerage added five advisors from Wells Fargo and opened three offices.

The firm has added a Florida-based team with over $1 billion in client assets to its independent channel.

The board voted Thursday to adopt two attestation standards pertaining to audits of brokers and dealers, along with an auditing standard for broker-dealer audits.

Five former Merrill Lynch advisors with $900 million in assets have jumped to Janney in Connecticut.

Lincoln National, the insurer whose stock surged more than 60% this year, hired Ronald Holinsky from Janney Montgomery Scott to be chief compliance officer as the industry faces increased regulatory scrutiny.

Crowell Weedon will become D.A. Davidson's fifth regional hub.

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Raymond James continues to emphasize expansion along the West Coast with the addition of a former Morgan Stanley manager who will open a new office in San Diego.

Umpqua Holdings' agreement to buy Sterling Financial is the latest in a series of deals this year to pair similarly sized banks, creating a new crop of midsize financial institutions.

A 43% increase in assets under management helped the brokerage unit net a profit after spending 2012 in the red.

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Raymond James has created a new position that will oversee practice management development and education for the private client group.

Baird has brought on four advisors with $330 million in assets.

Wedbush has expanded its Southern California presence with a 40-year industry veteran.

The two firms signed off on a deal that creates one of the largest regional brokerages on the West Coast by headcount.

The firm has added an 18-year industry veteran to its Greenville, Del., branch office as a vice president of wealth management.

Wedbush has brought on the former president of First Washington amid questions over his supervision of a former employee.