Regional BDs

The advisors had been with RBC their entire careers.

The regional BD’s new advisors managed a total of $225 million in assets at Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch.

The regional BD started its 2019 recruiting year with a bang.

The regional BD has been on a red-hot recruiting streak.

The firm’s newest recruits come from Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo.

The broker-dealer filed a motion requesting that Jason Kirkland’s lawyer not be allowed to represent him in court.

This is the first career move by Angie Messer and Greg Rust, who worked at the regional BD for 10 and 27 years, respectively.

The regional brokerage isn’t slowing down its recruiting efforts.

The advisors joined the firm’s employee and independent broker-dealer units.

The firm has recruited 22% more advisors in 2018 than the year-ago period.

The new hires came at the expense of Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Hilliard Lyons.

The firm has been looking to its wirehouse competitors for new hires throughout the year.

Macroeconomic trends and matters of convenience will move advisors, assets and markets next year in the ever-changing wealth management space.

It’s the latest losses for the wirehouse, which has suffered from advisor attrition.

The regional firm launched its seventh new office this year.

The broker-dealer has also appointed a new northeastern regional director for its independent contractor division.

Ameriprise scores big in its latest round of recruiting.

B. Riley is grabbing a majority stake in National Holdings while pledging to be a passive investor in the overhauled firm.

Acquisitions in wealth management have proven tricky in recent years.

The deal could grow Baird’s headcount by about 44%.