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Morgan Stanley wealth management clients burned in Uber IPO
WIREHOUSES MAY 13, 2019
Morgan Stanley wealth management clients burned in Uber IPO

Elite clients got an early chance to invest in the ridesharing company, and now they're looking at losses.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley advisers win huge $6.4 million deferred comp claim against Credit Suisse
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 08, 2019
Morgan Stanley advisers win huge $6.4 million deferred comp claim against Credit Suisse

The two advisers left Credit Suisse after the company announced it was closing its U.S. brokerage operation.

By Bruce Kelly
A new pay model: 300 advisers move, and the entire industry feels the shift
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2019
A new pay model: 300 advisers move, and the entire industry feels the shift

As some wirehouses hire more salaried advisers, speculation mounts that the traditional way of compensating brokers is being threatened.

By Bruce Kelly
Salary model exploited by rivals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2019
Salary model exploited by rivals

235 individual advisers or teams with $61.5 billion in assets left a wirehouse in 2018 to work at another type of firm, InvestmentNews data show.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo Advisors looks to cut red tape for advisers in reorganization
WIREHOUSES MAY 01, 2019
Wells Fargo Advisors looks to cut red tape for advisers in reorganization

Firm cuts its regions by one-third with hopes of reducing bureaucracy.

By Bruce Kelly
Choppy stock market leads to fewer wirehouse reps fleeing the coop
RIA NEWS APR 30, 2019
Choppy stock market leads to fewer wirehouse reps fleeing the coop

First-quarter breakaway broker numbers drop by 36%.

By Jeff Benjamin
Adviser team managing $6 billion at Morgan Stanley creates RIA
RIA NEWS APR 29, 2019
Adviser team managing $6 billion at Morgan Stanley creates RIA

Houston-based Americana Partners is using Dynasty, Schwab and Addepar.

By InvestmentNews
UBS loses 166 advisers in its Americas unit over the past year
WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2019
UBS loses 166 advisers in its Americas unit over the past year

The company called it a challenging first quarter, with pretax profits for wealth management Americas declining 6%.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS says wealthy clients add $22 billion in Q1
WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2019
UBS says wealthy clients add $22 billion in Q1

The firm's better-than-expected inflows in the first quarter marked a rebound from fourth-quarter outflows.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley shakes up wealth unit
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 24, 2019
Morgan Stanley shakes up wealth unit

Shelley O'Connor will now head the firm's bank units, while Andy Saperstein will be sole leader of wealth management.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo annual meeting 'less relevant' amid bank's CEO search
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2019
Wells Fargo annual meeting 'less relevant' amid bank's CEO search

The bank's shares have fallen 3.1% since CEO Tim Sloan resigned, compared with a 6.5% gain for the KBW Bank Index.

By Bloomberg
IBD report: Another impressive year
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2019
IBD report: Another impressive year

Despite a stock market decline, revenue is up. And the streak isn't expected to end anytime soon.

By Bruce Kelly
Variable annuity sales up big among independent broker-dealers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2019
Variable annuity sales up big among independent broker-dealers

Interest-rate environment, growth of buffered annuities and loss of the DOL fiduciary rule helped grow sales by $3.7 billion last year.

By Greg Iacurci
Morgan Stanley rides wealth management train to solid first quarter
WIREHOUSES APR 17, 2019
Morgan Stanley rides wealth management train to solid first quarter

Chairman and CEO James Gorman expresses excitement about expanding into workplace plans with purchase of Solium.

By Jeff Benjamin
For Merrill Lynch, emphasis on new clients and cross-selling paying off
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2019
For Merrill Lynch, emphasis on new clients and cross-selling paying off

The Thundering Herd is doing more business with new households.

By Bruce Kelly
Headcount at Wells Fargo Advisors continues to slide
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2019
Headcount at Wells Fargo Advisors continues to slide

Firm lost another 140 advisers in the first quarter, compared with 106 the previous quarter.

By Bruce Kelly
Will Merrill Lynch plan to add fresh advisers to offices be a boon — or a bust?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2019
Will Merrill Lynch plan to add fresh advisers to offices be a boon — or a bust?

Referrals between newer and experienced advisers key to the hiring of 300 new advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Principal to buy Wells Fargo retirement unit for $1.2 billion
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2019
Principal to buy Wells Fargo retirement unit for $1.2 billion

Transaction is part of Wells' effort to streamline its operations in the wake of scandals.

By Bloomberg
Buffett urges Wells Fargo to look beyond Wall Street for CEO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 08, 2019
Buffett urges Wells Fargo to look beyond Wall Street for CEO

The bank's biggest shareholder says hiring an executive from a financial institution would trigger criticism from Washington, Financial Times reports.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2019
Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down

Allen Parker, the bank's general counsel, will serve as interim CEO.

By Bloomberg