Wirehouse snapshot: Q3 2011

OCT 19, 2011
  

Financial advisers

Wirehouse Q3 2011 % change vs. Q4 2010 % change vs. Q3 2010
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 16,722 7.8% 8.0%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 17,2911 -4.2% -4.6%
Wells Fargo Advisors 15,188 -0.3% 1.0%
UBS Wealth Management, Americas 6,913 1.7% 1.9%
Total 56,114    

Client assets

Wirehouse Q3 2011 % change vs. Q4 2010 % change vs. Q3 2010
Bank of America Merrill Lynch $1,452.1 -4.2% -1.0%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney $1,564.0 -6.3% -2.4%
Wells Fargo Advisors $1,100.0 -4.3% 3.1%
UBS Wealth Management, Americas $686.0 -7.0% -7.7%
Total $4,802.1    

Average assets per rep

Wirehouse Q3 2011 % change vs. Q4 2010 % change vs. Q3 2010
Bank of America Merrill Lynch $86.8 -11.1% -8.3%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney $90.5 -2.2% 2.2%
Wells Fargo Advisors $72.4 -4.0% 2.1%
UBS Wealth Management, Americas $99.2 -8.6% -9.4%
Total $348.9    

Financial adviser productivity2

Wirehouse Q3 2011 % change vs. Q4 2010 % change vs. Q3 2010
Bank of America Merrill Lynch $892.0 -2.3% 5.4%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney $747.0 0.7% 8.9%
Wells Fargo Advisors N/A N/A N/A
UBS Wealth Management, Americas N/A N/A N/A
1Global representatives. 2Total revenue divided by the total number of financial advisors. N/A=not available. Source: Q3 Financial Statements

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