Wirehouses

Despite loosening regulations and the president’s tax cuts, BofA continued a string of lackluster second-quarter earnings for the big banks.

Total broker head count dropped by 173 from the prior quarter, according to the wirehouse.

Bruce Keebeck Lee has repeatedly been ranked as a top advisor by both Barron’s and The Financial Times, but he was fired in April for a failure to file compliance paperwork.

Morgan Stanley’s advisors are already helping clients deal with emotional issues. What if AI could help out?

The firm's two new hires are the latest in aggressive recruiting efforts and joined from rivals RBC and Wells Fargo.

The wirehouse has lost at least 123 advisors managing $15.7 billion in client assets year-to-date, according to other firms’ hiring announcements.

Industry changes and ongoing bank scandals have tilted the playing field in favor of smaller brokerages.

Will Americans embrace a new political party founded by Wall Street executives?

The decision, involving advisors who jumped to Morgan Stanley from an RIA, holds that those who agree to give their employers advance notice before quitting aren’t absolved of that duty by the terms of the protocol.

Company policies were not reasonably designed to detect and prevent misconduct, the SEC claims after one advisor allegedly misappropriated more than $5 million from client accounts.