Regional banks

After a strong end to 2012, the firm’s wealth management division continues to push ahead in 2013.

Edward Jones uses “questionable telemarketing” tactics to recruit customers, according to New Hampshire regulators.

RBC Wealth Management added a branch manager with three decades of experience to its Denver Tech office.

After the successful completion of the Morgan Keegan technology integration, the firm is eliminating 160 positions due to overlap in the information technology segment.

The appointment should help enhance equities research offerings for the Private Client Group, the firm said.

Cetera Financial Group is growing again. The broker-dealer network has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tower Square Securities and Walnut Street Securities from MetLife.

Expanding its New England presence, the firm added a three-decade industry veteran in Connecticut.

RBC Wealth Management has strengthened its presence in Pittsburgh with the addition of five advisors with $2.8 million in combined production.

Eight former Morgan Keegan & Co. mutual-fund directors agreed to settle U.S. regulatory claims that they allowed assets backed by subprime mortgages to be overvalued as the housing market collapsed in 2007.

The firm has won over a $300 million team from UBS and its 10th recruit so far this year.

This latest addition follows RBC’s hiring of four Morgan Stanley advisors to the new San Diego office in November.

Despite a rally in the equity markets, February proved to be a lackluster month for Raymond James Financial.

Strong recruitment and help from the markets took the firm to new heights.

The firm continues to expand its presence in Florida with the addition of a second Wells Fargo broker.

Other advisory services executives may be targeting advisor growth -- but Raymond James Financial Services president Scott Curtis thinks differently about expansion.

As baby boomers’ demands change, the industry needs to take a more holistic approach, according to the president of the Ameriprise Personal Advisors Group.

The St. Louis firm snapped up a former Morgan Stanley advisor with $114 million in assets.

Mitch Cox, head of wealth management in the Americas at Barclays, has left his position to pursue other interests, a spokesperson for the firm confirmed.

The firm has promoted Vin Campagnoli to chief information officer as it looks to continue expanding its platforms.

Since 2008, U.S. Bank has recruited talent from rival firms to lead various regional units of its business. The investment seems to be paying off, as revenues have inched up over the last year.