Wirehouses

The group left Morgan Stanley and represents the biggest recruiting grab in the super regional's history.

Two advisors who oversaw $300 million in assets at UBS have left to join Merrill Lynch.

The wirehouses are increasingly relying on lending to strengthen client relationships, create stickiness for the firm and boost revenue.

Two veteran industry recruiters discuss the appeal of going independent.

Alejandro Ariel Torres allegedly cheated a customer out of nearly $60,000 in a start-up scheme that purportedly made the client a 50/50 partner. Torres was ordered to make the customer whole.

The revised proposal would require brokers to disclose to clients the compensation they receive when jumping to a new firm.

Richard Ketchum voices support for SEC to move on a uniform fiduciary standard for brokers and advisors, while warning of unintended consequences from DoL's proposal.

The wirehouse advisor moved to the independent channel at Wells Fargo.

One of the recruits oversaw nearly $210 million in AUM and had $1 million in annual production before making the move.

According to a survey of these elite leaders, wealth managers are leaving for more intimate work environments, and more will be making a move.

A group with $4 million in production moved between the wirehouses, saying it wanted access to the banking and lending capabilities at Bank of America.

The former Southwest Securities team had overseen $225 million in assets at the time of their departure.

Independent advisors are bucking the broader trend and going to work for wirehouses and regional firms, ditching managerial tasks for simplicity and payoff.

Advisors with 25 years of combined experience leave the wirehouse for the broker-dealer's private client group.

Two veterans left the wirehouse this week for different firms, including Janney Montgomery Scott.

The firm said pretax profits for its global advisory business rose 24% from the year ago period.

Four advisors made the move between the wirehouses.

Two advisors left the wirehouse where they generated more than $1.1 million in annual revenues.

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There is an opportunity for the industry to learn from technology and get better, said Merrill Lynch Wealth Management head John Thiel.