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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney elevates wealth management exec
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC today appointed a new head of international wealth management products and services.
Morgan Stanley snatches investment strategy star from Bernstein
Morgan Stanley said it hired Adam Parker from Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. as U.S. equity strategist.
Another MSSB complex manager exits
Several Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's top managers in New York have recently jumped to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Edward Jones loses star reps to wirehouses
Edward Jones lost two million-dollar producers in the span of a month. That's a surprise -- given the firm's reputation for holding on to top talent.
Baird snags longtime Morgan Stanley manager
Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. announced today it has hired William Sewell, a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney veteran, to head a new office in Raleigh, N.C.
Krawcheck snags ex-Smith Barney top exec
Bank of America Corp. announced today that Kunal Kamlani has been named head of global investment solutions, reporting to his former colleague at Citigroup, Sallie Krawcheck, president of global wealth and investment management.
Big shake-up at big brokerage branches in New York
Wells Fargo Advisors, UBS, MSSB and Merrill Lynch made personnel changes this week
Ex-district director at Morgan Stanley returns to Deutsche Bank
Fred C.C. “Corky” Crozier, the former head of private client services at Deutsche Bank's U.S. brokerage unit, has returned to the firm as a managing director and adviser in its Baltimore office.
Newly formed MSSB signs recruitment protocol
New York-based MSSB became an official signatory to the pact yesterday when Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc.’s Smith Barney brokerage unit closed on their joint venture.
HighTower snatches longtime Morgan Stanley team
HighTower Advisors LLC announced today that it has snapped up another team of advisers, this time from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to cut branches in the U.S. — but grow overseas
Morgan Stanley will continue to cut branches in the United States as it integrates its overlapping outposts with Smith Barney, but hopes to expand in the rapidly growing overseas market.
Merrill confirms hiring of Morgan Stanley exec
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management confirmed today that Jimmy Tighe, who left Morgan Stanley Smith Barney this week, has joined the firm.
Baird nabs $267M Morgan Stanley Smith Barney team; J.P. Morgan adds 70 advisers
A team of four financial advisers has left Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, where they advised on $267M in client assets, to join the private-wealth-management group at Robert W. Baird & Co., according to a company spokesperson.
Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman: Brokerage recruiting wars are over, for now
The battle for brokers, which led scores of reps to hop from one wirehouse to another in early 2009, came to a grinding halt at end of the year — a development that could last for years, according to James Gorman, new chief executive at Morgan Stanley & Co.
Fleming nabs two big names for Morgan Stanley’s invesment management biz
Gregory J. Fleming, who took the helm of Morgan Stanley Investment Management earlier this month, has nabbed two big names to boost the firm's invesment management biz
Morgan Stanley’s Gorman could get $8.1M stock bonus
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman could receive a stock bonus currently valued at $8.1 million for 2009 if he meets certain performance targets, the bank said Friday.
Cash back? Morgan Stanley gets $775M profit boost from Discover settlement
Discover Financial Services said on Friday that it paid Morgan Stanley $775 million to settle a dispute over the proceeds from an antitrust lawsuit filed before Morgan Stanley spun off Discover in 2007.
Which wirehouse did high-net-worth investors rate tops?
After all of the controversy and consolidation in the wirehouse sector, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC remains the top-rated firm among high-net-worth investors, according to Cogent Research LLC's 2010 Investor Brandscape report, released today.
Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney go toe-to-toe for top brokers
The broker recruiting wars are heating up, with wirehouses jacking up their offers to new heights to lure more representatives in 2010.
MSSB exec: Smith Barney broker attrition has stabilized
The broker attrition at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is slowing down, according to Charles Johnston, its president and chief operating officer.
