A four-adviser, seven-person team managing $842 million at Merrill Lynch in Salt Lake City has moved to the Raymond James employee channel.
Advisers Steven G. Williams, Kevin Townsend, Steven R. Williams and Pamela Fisher made the switch, along with practice business manager Kim Smith and senior client service associates Barbara Hillman and Anne Beck. They operate as Williams & Townsend Wealth Management Partners.
Steven G. Williams spent almost 30 years at Merrill Lynch.
Meanwhile, DPL Financial Partners adds two annuity executives and Prime Capital Financial hires a Mid-Atlantic retirement plan consultant
Andrew Komarow pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Hartford to defrauding three financial services companies of close to $3.3 million.
Elsewhere, Cetera picks up a $210 million Connecticut team from MML, while Wells Fargo FiNet adds a San Diego family practice from LPL
Celebrity endorsements, $500M in claimed assets, and a state regulator stepping in.
“We needed to become a more agile and efficient organization,” said American Express CEO Stephen Squeri.
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