Wirehouse advisors

RBC Wealth also reorganized its private client group and appointed a new division head, and UBS named a market leader for its San Francisco business.

The 17-person Canell Group joins Wells Fargo's offices in New York.

Along with the big recruiting deals, Dynasty and Gries Financial Partners shook things up at the executive level.

LPL, JPMorgan and Bank of America Private Bank were also among the recruiting winners this week.

An industry recruiter sees RBC Wealth Management's appeal as lying in its international presence and clean reputation.

UBS, Morgan Stanley, Ameriprise, Bank of America and Cetera were all on the losing end of some of the biggest recruiting deals this week.

The groups managing hundreds of millions are coming over from Merrill, Northwestern Mutual and Wells Fargo.

While big firms keep getting hit with lawsuits alleging unfair cash sweep policies, MaxMyInterest is generating returns from cash through the competitive marketplace.

Researchers wonder if similar regulatory attention could eventually hit the bottom lines of independent broker-dealers and RIAs.

The hires add credibility to the wirehouse's renewed commitment to recruiting.