Wirehouses

A 33-year industry veteran heads the three-member group.

The firm recruited three advisors to its employee and independent channels from rivals Edward Jones, Wells Fargo and MetLife Securities.

Dwight Freeney, who played with the San Diego Chargers last season, claims the bank set him up with an unqualified private banker and her "notorious financial predator" boyfriend, according to court documents.

The two advisors were banished from the industry late last month for allegedly stealing money from customers, joining nine others who have been barred by FINRA so far this year.

Wealth management firms are implementing more behavioral bonuses while also making a larger share of comp deferred.

The wirehouse landed five recruits from Stifel, Morgan Stanley and RBC.

Raymond James added a Wells Fargo advisor who managed $175 million in client assets.

An arbitration panel confirmed that a former advisor will pay back a promissory note to Morgan Stanley - almost 10 years after leaving the firm.

Launching another volley in the fight over a national fiduciary standard, an investor advocate group argues that brokerage firms are misleading investors.

Traditional firms must boost their digital wealth management tools or risk being overrun by those that already do.

John Lipari and Richard Ribek say they chose Raymond James' "client-first culture."

By poaching Ruth Porat from Morgan Stanley, it's clear Google wants to forge closer relationships with banks. That's because banks hold the key to helping Google expand Google Wallet.

Schwab sought restitution in arbitration after an advisor left its Private Client Group to join Merrill.

Two wirehouse advisors generating almost $1.7 million jumped to Steward Partners, an independent firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services.

Two complex directors moved up the ranks at the wirehouse.

The recruit generated $614,000 in production at his former job.

A FINRA arbitration panel also orders the expungement of the advisor's termination records.

The firm left John Stumpf's pay unchanged at $19.3 million after the firm generated a bigger profit than any other U.S. bank for a second straight year.

The wealth manager was ordered to pay back Wells Fargo, while he still faces seven client complaints coinciding with UBS' Puerto Rico bond troubles.

Wealth managers who managed over $800 million in combined client assets have joined the wirehouse, according to a spokeswoman.