Wirehouse advisors

The regional brokerage isn’t slowing down its recruiting efforts.

A months-long court fight ended when a judge granted the wirehouse’s request to restrict the advisors’ ability to contact clients.

The regulator accuses her of misconduct; she says the agency is doing Morgan Stanley’s bidding.

Tim Sloan is finishing a year in which the Federal Reserve told the bank to stop growing, scandals emerged in more divisions, and the stock tumbled 25%.

The advisors joined the firm’s employee and independent broker-dealer units.

The firm has recruited 22% more advisors in 2018 than the year-ago period.

Advisors from across 79 branches were involved in selling offerings to family members and other brokers, including stock in Facebook, General Motors, LinkedIn and Twitter.

The new hires came at the expense of Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Hilliard Lyons.

Some advisors have been hunting for a better personal retirement strategy.

The wirehouse has experienced rapid growth in advisor productivity, executives say.