Wirehouse snapshot: Q3 2012

How production and personnel stack up at the big brokerages

Nov 7, 2012 @ 3:26 pm (Updated 3:32 pm) EST

 

Financial advisers

Wirehouse3Q 2012% change vs. 2Q 2012% change vs. 3Q 2011
Bank of America Merrill Lynch17,5330.0%2.6%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney*16,829-0.6%-4.7%
Wells Fargo Advisors15,1670.0%0.0%
UBS Wealth Management, Americas7,0320.2%1.7%
Total56,561  

 

Client assets ($ in billions)

Wirehouse3Q 2012% change vs. 2Q 2012% change vs. 3Q 2011
Bank of America Merrill Lynch$1,863.93.4%10.5%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney$1,768.03.6%13.8%
Wells Fargo Advisors$1,200.04.2%12.4%
UBS Wealth Management, Americas$875.04.4%15.6%
Total$5,706.9  

 

Average assets per rep ($ in millions)

Wirehouse3Q 2012% change vs. 2Q 2012% change vs. 3Q 2011
Bank of America Merrill Lynch$106.3 3.4%7.8%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney$105.14.2%19.5%
Wells Fargo Advisors$79.14.2%12.4%
UBS Wealth Management, Americas$124.44.3%13.6%
Overall average$100.9  

 

Financial adviser productivity** ($ in thousands)

Wirehouse3Q 2012% change vs. 2Q 2012% change vs. 3Q 2011
Bank of America Merrill Lynch$910.0-0.5%-1.2%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney$790.01.9%9.1%
Wells Fargo AdvisorsN/AN/AN/A
UBS Wealth Management, AmericasN/AN/AN/A
    

* Global respresentatives **Total revenue divided by the total number of financial advisors. N/A=not available.

Source: Financial Statements

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