Wirehouses

The firm's newest hire was an ex-Morgan Stanley complex manager.

The wirehouse will consider the move if “conditions remain as they are or grow worse,” CEO Sergio Ermotti says.

There's a chance clients won't be able to tell the difference if brokerages adopt uniform standards on investment products.

Earnings have been soft for the industry's biggest brokerages, but lending has helped bolster performance.

The latest intelligence on which wirehouses and regional broker-dealers are offering the biggest recruiting packages to advisers.

The proposal, which would allow more consumers to join class-action lawsuits over disputes, could drive up compliance costs. Agency director Richard Cordray wants more accountability.

Competition is driving up what wealth management firms are willing to pay advisers looking to move, leading recruiters say.

Wealthbalancer's developers say the multiple question approach employed by competing platforms is too general.

Stung by a 16% year-over-year decline in transaction-based revenue, the wirehouse looks to loans, bank products and a contingent of former Credit Suisse advisers for a bounce back.

The bank suffers net income declines, while volatility causes a slump in trading across the firm.

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Also, Merrill gained teams with $1.5 billion in combined AUM, while UBS said farewell to a $426 million team.

Financial planners moving to new jobs are jumping less hurdles and increasing AUM, a new study says.

Firms must invest in digital capabilities, says A.T. Kearney's Uday Singh, but they need to balance that evolution to allow for the human touch to remain in a central role.

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Find out which of the largest brokerages were represented by the best bosses in wealth management.

The new recruits joined the firm from Morgan Stanley, where they previously generated almost $1 million in annual revenue, according to Raymond James.

Advisors from Morgan Stanley and UBS leave to join Merrill.

Management blamed falling profits on weak markets and "muted client activity."