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Osaic nabs veteran Wells Fargo group managing $600 million in Michigan
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 07, 2023
Osaic nabs veteran Wells Fargo group managing $600 million in Michigan

Labor Day weekend is a traditional time for financial advisors to leave one firm and be recruited by another.

By Bruce Kelly
Former Wells Fargo exec Tolstedt deserves prison in accounts scandal, US says
WIREHOUSES SEP 05, 2023
Former Wells Fargo exec Tolstedt deserves prison in accounts scandal, US says

Carrie Tolstedt, the bank's former head of retail banking, pled guilty this year to obstructing the investigation of the bank's fake accounts.

By Bloomberg
UBS plans cost cuts after $29B Credit Suisse windfall
WIREHOUSES AUG 31, 2023
UBS plans cost cuts after $29B Credit Suisse windfall

The firm is targeting 3,000 domestic job cuts and more than $10 billion in cost savings.

By Bloomberg
UBS just smashed JPMorgan's record for quarterly bank profit
WIREHOUSES AUG 31, 2023
UBS just smashed JPMorgan's record for quarterly bank profit

Global firm's wealth management unit was among its star performers.

By Steve Randall
Female-led $325M duo launch sports and entertainment focused firm with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 29, 2023
Female-led $325M duo launch sports and entertainment focused firm with LPL

New independent wealth firm also specializes in helping women in transition.

By Steve Randall
SEC spanks Wells Fargo Advisors with $35M penalty for excessive fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2023
SEC spanks Wells Fargo Advisors with $35M penalty for excessive fees

Some Wells Fargo Advisors clients never got promised discounts, according to the regulator.

By Bruce Kelly
Four major banks settle stock-lending suit
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2023
Four major banks settle stock-lending suit

Pension funds led by the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System brought an antitrust action related to the banks' control of the market for stock loans used for hedging and short selling.

By Bloomberg
Arbitrators order Morgan Stanley to pay senior investor $1.8M
WIREHOUSES AUG 22, 2023
Arbitrators order Morgan Stanley to pay senior investor $1.8M

A broker in the firm's Garden City, New York, office put way too much WisdomTree stock in his aunt's portfolio.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Raymond James adds $300 million advisor from Merrill
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2023
Raymond James adds $300 million advisor from Merrill

Burdette Park will launch eponymous firm in Louisville, Kentucky.

By InvestmentNews
Advisor movement declines 16.6% over first half
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 21, 2023
Advisor movement declines 16.6% over first half

The total of 6,757 advisors moving between advisory and brokerage firms in the first half is the lowest level seen in the data, which go back to 2009.

By Devin McGinley
RBC snags giant $5.5 billion team from UBS in Atlanta
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2023
RBC snags giant $5.5 billion team from UBS in Atlanta

The ESOP Group, founded in 1989, specializes in working with business owners on the sale of their businesses.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS reaches $1.44B settlement in DOJ mortgage-bond case
WIREHOUSES AUG 14, 2023
UBS reaches $1.44B settlement in DOJ mortgage-bond case

The case, which dates back to 2006 and 2007, relates to the issuance, underwriting and sale of the securities.

By Bloomberg
Former Wells Fargo private bank execs gather assets at new firm
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2023
Former Wells Fargo private bank execs gather assets at new firm

Jack Ginter was the president of Wells Fargo's private bank until he left in 2021.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS Wealth Management takes another $640M team from Wall Street firm
WIREHOUSES AUG 14, 2023
UBS Wealth Management takes another $640M team from Wall Street firm

The Swiss-headquartered wealth manager has expanded its advisor head count in Ohio.

By Steve Randall
UBS faces new class action
WIREHOUSES AUG 14, 2023
UBS faces new class action

Even as the bank removes Credit Suisse nameplates, more legal storm clouds roll in.

By Matthew Sellers
Rockefeller Capital Management continues expansion as more wealth advisors join the team
WIREHOUSES AUG 14, 2023
Rockefeller Capital Management continues expansion as more wealth advisors join the team

Firm has big plans for growth, acquisitions.

By Matthew Sellers
In CEO race, Morgan Stanley hopes for drama-free handoff
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 10, 2023
In CEO race, Morgan Stanley hopes for drama-free handoff

Outgoing CEO Gorman wants an outcome in which the rejected finalists stay with the firm.

By Bloomberg
Former school teacher joins LPL Financial's employee advisor channel
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2023
Former school teacher joins LPL Financial's employee advisor channel

Brendan Wood has managed approximately $130M in assets, most recently with Merrill Lynch.

By Steve Randall
Merrill Lynch $320M AUM team goes independent in Texas
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 09, 2023
Merrill Lynch $320M AUM team goes independent in Texas

Veritas Legacy Wealth launches with support from LPL Financial's Strategic Wealth Services.

By Steve Randall
Wall Street to pay hundreds of millions more for WhatsApp use
WIREHOUSES AUG 08, 2023
Wall Street to pay hundreds of millions more for WhatsApp use

Wells Fargo units agreed to pay $125 million to the SEC and $75 million to the CFTC.

By Bloomberg