Wirehouses

Betsy Duke took the rare step of denying the bank is looking to replace Chief Executive Tim Sloan.

The move puts the Swiss bank more in sync with practices at regional brokerages.

Carla Wigen joins the senior leadership team at the Seattle-based firm, which advises on about $5 billion in assets.

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The lawsuit illustrates the persistence of such accusations among the nation’s more than 600,000 securities brokers.

The advisor, who penned a memoir about drug addiction, accuses the firm of wrongful termination.

The firm announced last week that it would reinstate traditional brokerage for retirement accounts in October, giving new life to the conflicts it had eliminated.

The wirehouse has been hemorrhaging talent over the last few months.

The bank said it thoroughly investigates all complaints of impropriety after a report said the company is failing to treat some of its female employees fairly.

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