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Why are senior JPMorgan execs 'jumping' to Wells Fargo?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2024
Why are senior JPMorgan execs 'jumping' to Wells Fargo?

Senior industry executive poses the question after latest switch, this time in investment banking.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra bars ex-Wells Fargo broker firm accused of theft  
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 29, 2024
Finra bars ex-Wells Fargo broker firm accused of theft  

“We’ve done scores of theft cases over the years and it’s a cancer," said one attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS snags Morgan Stanley advisor in California
WIREHOUSES APR 19, 2024
UBS snags Morgan Stanley advisor in California

The latest hire at UBS boasts a bicoastal book, with clients across both Southern California and New York City.

By Leo Almazora
Merrill scores multibillion-dollar team from JPMorgan
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2024
Merrill scores multibillion-dollar team from JPMorgan

The firm is bolstering its presence in Florida by adding a 12-person group managing $3.5 billion in assets.

By Leo Almazora
UBS swipes another advisor duo from Goldman Sachs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2024
UBS swipes another advisor duo from Goldman Sachs

The wirehouse is expanding its presence in New York City as it adds another high-net-worth pair to its bench.

By Leo Almazora
LPL signs $200M duo from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 18, 2024
LPL signs $200M duo from Wells Fargo

Based in Texas, the two are starting their own practice, with one advisor’s father joining the team.

By Leo Almazora
Morgan Stanley downplays AML scrutiny for wealth clients
WIREHOUSES APR 17, 2024
Morgan Stanley downplays AML scrutiny for wealth clients

CEO says it's nothing new to be talking to regulators.

By Bloomberg
UBS reportedly faces $20B capital hit under proposed Swiss reforms
WIREHOUSES APR 16, 2024
UBS reportedly faces $20B capital hit under proposed Swiss reforms

The Swiss Finance Minister wants systematically important lenders to have full capital backing against their foreign units.

By Bloomberg
Advisor attrition dropping at Merrill Lynch
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 16, 2024
Advisor attrition dropping at Merrill Lynch

Although departures of financial advisors may have slowed at certain large firms, that doesn't mean the problem's been squelched.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley trading, wealth management units beat expectations in Q1
WIREHOUSES APR 16, 2024
Morgan Stanley trading, wealth management units beat expectations in Q1

Net new assets for the wealth unit totaled $95 billion, higher than the two previous quarters combined.

By Bloomberg
Fed could hike rates rather than cut them: UBS strategists
WIREHOUSES APR 15, 2024
Fed could hike rates rather than cut them: UBS strategists

Given strong US growth and sticky inflation, the Fed's next move could be to tighten again, pushing its benchmark rate as high as 6.5 percent.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James adds advisor from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 15, 2024
Raymond James adds advisor from Wells Fargo

South Florida-based advisor had been overseeing $105 million in client assets at Wells.

By InvestmentNews
Dynasty Financial helps $550M Merrill team go independent
WIREHOUSES APR 15, 2024
Dynasty Financial helps $550M Merrill team go independent

Six advisors break away from the wirehouse to launch a firm in Alabama.

By Steve Randall
Stability, finally, at Wells Fargo Advisors?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 12, 2024
Stability, finally, at Wells Fargo Advisors?

'We’re back to more normal, or maybe slightly below normal, attrition levels across the [financial advisor] business, which is good,' says CEO Charles Scharf.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS boosts its New York presence
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 12, 2024
UBS boosts its New York presence

The firm’s private wealth unit is welcoming a team of former Goldman Sachs advisors in the Big Apple.

By Leo Almazora
Morgan Stanley’s wealth unit caught in AML crossfire
WIREHOUSES APR 11, 2024
Morgan Stanley’s wealth unit caught in AML crossfire

The SEC and other federal regulators are reportedly probing the banking giant over its anti-money-laundering and client vetting practices.

By Leo Almazora
A broad asset allocation with a commitment to client care
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 11, 2024
A broad asset allocation with a commitment to client care

Advisor believes that market has an upward bias and that this is the best situation he’s seen in almost five decades

By Emily Douglas
A risky career for show biz clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2024
A risky career for show biz clients

‘Save first and then establish ... lifestyle second,’ advisor tells her clients in the entertainment industry

By Josh Welsh
UBS could face higher capital rules under Swiss reforms
WIREHOUSES APR 10, 2024
UBS could face higher capital rules under Swiss reforms

The bank's shares fell on the news that the government wants systemically important Swiss banks to hold significantly more capital against foreign units.

By Bloomberg
UBS CEO's compensation elicits concern from Swiss finance minister
WIREHOUSES APR 10, 2024
UBS CEO's compensation elicits concern from Swiss finance minister

Sergio Ermotti, who has been leading UBS' integration of Credit Suisse, was paid $16 million for his first nine months on the job.

By Bloomberg