The broker says the decision to switch firms was "an easy one."

The firm's latest hires joined from regional brokerage D.A. Davidson.

The broker who specializes in international clients joined Bolton Global Capital.

Led by a 33-year industry veteran, the group joins the regional firm from UBS.

The regional firm's latest hires come just a week after it hired a Morgan Stanley branch manager.

The recruit will be a producing branch manager and oversee 10 advisers, according to his new employer.

The recruit made the move a week after the independent firm recruited three other wirehouse teams managing more than $600 million.

"It's always nice when one poker player folds and it's down to two or three players," one recruiter says.

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The investment product raises eyebrows, but the firm’s founders have pledged to act as fiduciaries.

The new hires joined from UBS and Morgan Stanley, according to the firm.

Switching firms can be a herculean task, but independent firm Steward Partners furnishes ex-wirehouse advisors with teams of specialists to ease the process.

The $420 million team marks the latest wirehouse exit over a lack of flexibility around the rule.

The advisers generated over $2 million in annual revenue, On Wall Street learns exclusively.

The role of the firm's latest hire has yet to be determined.

Raymond James, RBC and Ameriprise were among the industry players to lure away talent from Merrill Lynch.

The group generated over $7 million in annual revenue, On Wall Street learns exclusively.

The two advisers had been with the wirehouse for more than a decade.

The duo launched a new independent practice with the firm's Investment Advisors Division.