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UBS loses $20 million arbitration award over Puerto Rico investments
WIREHOUSES OCT 22, 2018
UBS loses $20 million arbitration award over Puerto Rico investments

Award is the largest penalty for UBS involving the Caribbean island to date.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo to pay New York $65 million over cross-selling practices
WIREHOUSES OCT 22, 2018
Wells Fargo to pay New York $65 million over cross-selling practices

Bank says the settlement relates to product sales goals that were eliminated in 2016

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo Advisors to fire back against former brokers suing it
WIREHOUSES OCT 19, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors to fire back against former brokers suing it

Firm intends to file counterclaim against two brokers who alleged they lost business in the wake of bank scandals.

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-Wells Fargo brokers sue for damages, claiming they lost business in wake of scandals
WIREHOUSES OCT 18, 2018
Ex-Wells Fargo brokers sue for damages, claiming they lost business in wake of scandals

In a Finra arbitration complaint, two brokers allege that Wells Fargo's problems damaged their business.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley's wealth management revenue up, adviser headcount down
WIREHOUSES OCT 16, 2018
Morgan Stanley's wealth management revenue up, adviser headcount down

Third-quarter wealth management revenue was $4.4 billion, even as adviser workforce slipped 1% from last year.

By Bloomberg
Merrill to continue pay plan that rewards advisers for new clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 15, 2018
Merrill to continue pay plan that rewards advisers for new clients

So far in 2018, Merrill Lynch has seen the best performance in this area in the last five years.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo loses more reps in Q3; total now more than 1,000 since banking scandal broke
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2018
Wells Fargo loses more reps in Q3; total now more than 1,000 since banking scandal broke

The firm lost another 152 advisers in the quarter, and total adviser workforce is down 6.7% in past two years .

By Bruce Kelly
Finra bars former Wells Fargo broker in Florida
WIREHOUSES OCT 10, 2018
Finra bars former Wells Fargo broker in Florida

Broker allegedly manipulated a client account to maintain his status for working with international clients.

By Bruce Kelly
After setting up phony accounts, ex-Wells Fargo broker stole money
WIREHOUSES OCT 10, 2018
After setting up phony accounts, ex-Wells Fargo broker stole money

Finra bars Thomas A. Davis, who worked in Hilton Head Island, S.C., for Wells Fargo Bank.

By Bruce Kelly
Baird adds $610 million by recruiting teams from Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley
RIA NEWS OCT 09, 2018
Baird adds $610 million by recruiting teams from Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley

Addition of three veteran advisers brings Baird's 2018 recruiting count to 40.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH OCT 08, 2018
Morgan Stanley rolls out tech-friendly offices for brokers, bankers

Wealth management unit to use machine learning to help with trade recommendations for clients.

By Bloomberg
Tim Sloan hasn't turned around Wells Fargo
WIREHOUSES OCT 08, 2018
Tim Sloan hasn't turned around Wells Fargo

Loans and deposits at Wells are down. Earnings, too, are expected to fall.

By Stephen Gandel
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker Kevin Smith
WIREHOUSES OCT 08, 2018
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker Kevin Smith

Fired in 2016, Kevin Smith was barred Monday for not providing testimony in investigation.

By Bruce Kelly
Discrimination claim filed by ex-Morgan Stanley rep sent to arbitration
WIREHOUSES OCT 04, 2018
Discrimination claim filed by ex-Morgan Stanley rep sent to arbitration

Judge rules that John Lockette was bound by a company policy requiring employees to arbitrate all claims.

By Bruce Kelly
Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. has been picking off Wells Fargo brokers for years
WIREHOUSES OCT 02, 2018
Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. has been picking off Wells Fargo brokers for years

Many of them previously worked at A.G. Edwards, the firm founded by the great-great-grandfather of Benjamin F. Edwards & Co.'s CEO.

By Bruce Kelly
Sanctuary Wealth Partners rolls out red carpet for breakaway brokers
RIA NEWS OCT 01, 2018
Sanctuary Wealth Partners rolls out red carpet for breakaway brokers

Five deals in five months lift the fledgling hybrid RIA to $5.5 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill Lynch no longer will accept penny stock trades
WIREHOUSES SEP 28, 2018
Merrill Lynch no longer will accept penny stock trades

Action comes as SEC continues crackdown on low-priced securities.

By Bruce Kelly
Will Merrill Lynch leave the broker recruiting protocol?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 25, 2018
Will Merrill Lynch leave the broker recruiting protocol?

The wirehouse has obviously noted its own lack of recruiting success this year, as well as the slowed attrition rates at its competitors that have exited the protocol.

By DSARCH
Wells Fargo chair denies rumors bank is seeking to replace CEO
WIREHOUSES SEP 20, 2018
Wells Fargo chair denies rumors bank is seeking to replace CEO

News report claimed the board had talked to former Goldman exec Gary Cohn about the job.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo plans to cut staff up to 10% within next three years
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2018
Wells Fargo plans to cut staff up to 10% within next three years

Bank is struggling to cut spending amid regulatory fines and higher legal costs stemming from scandals.

By Bloomberg