Wirehouse advisors

The moves occurred in the days before the firm's planned exit from the Broker Protocol.

The wirehouse's advisor headcount, at 14,564 at the end of the third quarter, was down 3% year-over-year.

Brokers' top questions and concerns about the protocol's demise answered.

The move occurred just days before UBS said it would exit the Broker Protocol.

The regional firm pulled its latest hires from Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch.

With two wirehouses out, questions arise as to whether Merrill Lynch will follow suit.

Morgan Stanley alone lost 11 teams managing about $7 billion after its abrupt exit from the protocol pact, according to recent hiring announcements.

The wirehouse advisors joined the firm's independent broker-dealer.

The firm has cast a wide recruitment net, luring practices large and small.

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