UBS nabs Merrill advisers managing $1.3 billion

UBS nabs Merrill advisers managing $1.3 billion
Three make the switch in New York City and two will be based in Paramus, New Jersey.
SEP 28, 2022

Five veteran advisers who collectively managed $1.3 billion at Merrill Lynch have joined UBS Wealth Management in New York City and Paramus, New Jersey.

Peter E. Murray, David W. Peeler and Andrew V. DiPaola will be based at the firm’s office at 299 Park Avenue, and Gregory J. Amerkanian and Michael C. Gogliormella will be based in Paramus, the firm said in a press release Wednesday.

Murray spent the last 24 years at Merrill; Peeler, 11 years; DiPaola, 13 years; Amerkanian, 29 years; and Gogliormella, 19 years.

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