Regional banks

Scott & Stringfellow has brought on three former Wells Fargo advisors to join its Charlotte office.

RBC has pulled an industry veteran from UBS to fill the position of branch director of its Burlington offices.

Fed up with changes in infrastructure, two veterans with more than two decades at Morgan Stanley move to Ameriprise.

RBC Wealth Management has snapped up a three-member wealth management team from Merrill Lynch in Colorado.

The firm has shuffled leadership in the Southeast to accommodate a new regional manager and additional recruits.

Following an annual review, the Minneapolis, Minn.-based firm is rolling out several changes in its payout structure as it moves away from a deferred compensation contribution model.

To attract clients, brokerage firms should be offering a mix of in-person as well as online, self-directed investing and retirement planning options, according to a recent report by Aite group.

The Birmingham, Ala., regional banking company has quietly consolidated its investment-related groups under one wealth management group. The restructuring was partly spurred by the company's sale of Morgan Keegan earlier this year.

For planners who specialize in assisting members of the military, the job often feels like a calling.

As part of a study into conflicts of interest at broker-dealers, regulators concluded that confidential information should be better protected.

JHS Capital Advisors opens a new office with Mark Hennings as Branch Manager and advisor

After the shock of 2008, investors had a generally sunny outlook: they were satisfied with their portfolios and their advisors and the firms that employed them. But that is no longer the case.

The firm has poached two industry veterans from HSBC and Barclays as it looks to expand.

Scott & Stringfellow is looking to leverage its role as the brokerage for BB&T to help build out new offices in Florida and Maryland.

The firm's recent hire of Tina Huyler from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney marks one of the first in a long-term effort to aggressively increase its advisor headcount.

The firm has expanded its Denver office with the addition of industry veteran Tina Huyler.

Robert W. Baird & Co. has hired R. Parker Griffith from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to manage its Nashville wealth management office and serve as financial advisor.

Deutsche Bank has unveiled a new executive committee for its newly formed Asset & Wealth Management division, with division head Michele Faissola serving as chairman.

With all the economic uncertainty many clients may be dissatisfied and primed for switching to advisors who can relate to them on a personal level.

RBC's American wealth management unit is pushing ahead with a stronger emphasis on fee-based business, an increased focus on ultra-wealthy clients and a more aggressive campaign for its brand, according to George Lewis, group head of RBC Global Wealth Management.