UBS Private Wealth Management announced that two financial advisers who managed about $500 million in assets for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management will join UBS.
Mikail Qazi had worked at Merrill since 2005, after starting his career in 2003 at Brookwood Securities Partners, according to his BrokerCheck record. Timothy Martin had worked at Merrill since 2012.
Joining them in the move is Albana Droboniku, senior wealth strategy associate.
The "Crypto Mom" departure would leave the SEC commission with just two members and no Democratic commissioners on the panel.
IFP Securities’ owner, Bill Hamm, has a long-term plan for the firm and its 279 financial advisors.
Meanwhile, a Osaic and Envestnet ink a new adaptive wealthtech partnership to better support the firm's 10,000-plus advisors, and RIA-focused VastAdvisor unveils native integrations with leading CRMs.
A former Alabama investment advisor and ex-Kestra rep has been permanently barred and penalized after clients he promised to protect got caught in a $2.6 million fraud.
As more active strategies get packaged into the ETF wrapper, advisors and investors have to look beyond expense ratios as the benchmark for value.
Wellington explores how multi strategy hedge funds may enhance diversification
As technical expertise becomes increasingly commoditized, advisors who can integrate strategy, relationships, and specialized expertise into a cohesive client experience will define the next era of wealth management
