Wirehouses

Two industry veterans joined the fast growing regional brokerage firm.

"There are ways to potentially be cute with it. You could potentially cut out retirement business from the back-end bonuses," says an ex-Merrill Lynch executive who works in the independent space. "Cute doesn't usually work when it comes to regulators."

The early decision stops advisers from earning commissions on products that will also generate fees through the firm's Investment Advisory Program.

New guidance from the Department of Labor provides conditions under which firms can offer bonuses and other compensation incentives.

The recording casts doubt on the CFP Board's claim that all CFPs are fiduciaries.

FINRA plans to add 1,000 new arbitrators this year to improve its troubled dispute resolution process, but offers few new details on some of its largest challenges.

CEO Sergio Ermotti pledged that cost-cutting efforts are to continue.

The decision is effective immediately and was made within hours of the Department of Labor issuing new regulatory guidance on the fiduciary rule's implications.

Unlike other scandals in recent years involving foreign exchange rates and the London Whale, Wells' employees falsifying accounts and charging unfair fees is easy to grasp.

The new CEO said the aggressive sales goals – which were ditched earlier this month – served the interests of neither clients nor branch employees.

A new pilot program will test whether clients will be drawn to a voice-controlled technology the retailer's customers know as Alexa.

Will RBC's Christopher Vollmer, the current No. 1 on the regional ranking, return to the newest list? Or will a new young professional take the top spot? Advisers now have more time to join this elite group.

Prosecutors served a warrant seeking names of employees who opened unauthorized accounts, as well as the bank’s fee structure and a calculation of losses suffered by affected customers.

"Optimizing choice for our clients … is critical to how we operate as a firm," CEO James Gorman said during an earnings call where the wirehouse reported net revenue was a record $3.9 billion last quarter.

A $2.2 billion Morgan Stanley team's move to independence shows how breakaways use shell companies to take advantage of the legal pact, and why more than 1,500 firms have signed on.

The new recruits are the 10th team to join HighTower this year.

The regional brokerage firm picked up recruits from Wedbush Securities and Merrill Lynch.

Headcount rises for the 11th consecutive quarter for the wirehouse, which is prepping for the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule.

Net income for the wealth management unit rose to $677 million from $606 million for the year-ago period.

The bank has already taken action in instances of staff misbehavior, according to Chief Financial Officer Marianne Lake.