Wirehouses

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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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."

The wirehouse hires recruits from Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch.

Three veteran advisors left the wirehouse to join the super regional.

Both wirehouses also see client assets shrink.

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Leo Goeas says one of the biggest challenges of coming back home was reinventing his personal brand as an advisor when many still recognized him as an athlete and agent.

Merrill Lynch's John Thiel was pleased the new regulation addresses several "practical concerns" made during the comment period.