Wirehouses

The new hire signed on to the regional broker-dealer during a recent wirehouse recruiting binge.

The wirehouse will make “many” of the pricing and product design changes it planned last year, include lowering commissions for trades involving stocks and ETFs “to the benefit of our clients,” according to an internal memo.

The wirehouse also reported record revenue of over $2 billion for the recent quarter.

The new recruit generated more than $1 million in annual revenues, according the regional firm.

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The recruit generated $2 million in annual production, according to Merrill.

One barred broker borrowed funds from clients without approval, according to FINRA.

The wirehouse's new hires oversaw $466 million in client assets, according to a spokesman.

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The adviser reversed course after Merrill Lynch unveiled plans to phase out commission-based retirement accounts as part of its plan to comply with the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule.

Recruits from Morgan Stanley and RBC joined the independent firm affiliated with Raymond James.

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James Gorman earned $22.5 million after the firm made progress toward financial targets and its stock rose by a third.

One of the bank's new recruits comes from the wirehouse's elite Private Banking & Investment Group, which serves ultrawealthy clients.

Their attorney said he would instead file claims in arbitration.

An ongoing heavy focus on the business unit has benefited the overall firm.

Growth will be “in line with what we did in the last few years,” says the bank's group CEO.

One of the new recruits says his group was attracted to the firm's platform and culture.

The spat between the firms started when the regional BD recruited a group of advisers who collectively oversaw about $1.1 billion in client assets.