Wirehouses

The broker claims in filings that he was harassed by the bank, culminating in his firing in February of last year.

Two of the groups joined the regional firm from Morgan Stanley.

Dan Rothenberg of UBS says it's given his team an "easier hurdle to be beat rather than a benchmark."

"You know the industry that we're in, it's very much word-of-mouth," says Morgan Stanley's Fulvio Urbinati.

The Northeast prevails, but there's a surprise in the rankings revealed by this interactive infographic.

Merrill Lynch's Dane Runia says he avoids outsourcing too much.

Many advisors in branches today "don't want to ride the circuit and go to three other branches and have smaller-dollar clients," says industry observer.

Recognize that you can't do it all by yourself, says Morgan Stanley's Mihir Patel.

In addition to redesigning its business lines, the $48 billion firm is considering a robo, the president of its broker-dealer said.

"At least 50% of our assets are three generations or more," explains Bob White of HighTower.

Raymond James grabbed five multi-million teams in a month. Other firms to see big transitions include Wells Fargo and Ameriprise.

"I probably spent the first three years in the business not opening my mouth with clients and just learning from him," says J.R. Gondeck of HighTower.

The move marks the second wirehouse poach for the firm in as many months.

Two factors drove Morgan Stanley's Nick Kavallieratos to the top of On Wall Street's 40 Under 40 list earlier this this year.

The advisors come from a firm reported to manage over $5 billion in assets.

A judge issued a ruling after intensely scrutinizing advisors' emails and text messages to clients.

The new hire comes after the wirehouse said it would cut back on recruiting.

Adviser headcount continued a slow, but steady decline, slipping to 6,915 from 7,116 for the year-ago period.

Collectively the four firms provided market access to numerous clients that executed millions of trades per day.

The bank’s attorney who mistakenly released reams of sensitive data about wealthy clients asked a judge to order the records returned and not to be spread any further.