A four-member advisory team managing $391 million at Merrill Lynch in Santa Barbara, California, has joined UBS Wealth Management.
Led by adviser Mark Brenner, who was with Merrill Lynch for 12 years, the Brenner Wealth Management Group includes adviser Kip Paulson, who was with Merrill Lynch for four years.
Also in the group are Shawn Hill, a senior wealth strategy associate, and Nathan Cha, a client associate.
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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