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UBS hit with $2.5 million award in Puerto Rico case
WIREHOUSES SEP 29, 2015
UBS hit with $2.5 million award in Puerto Rico case

Claim is tied to so-called “Whopper” broker Jose Gabriel Ramirez Jr., who faces raft of claims related to closed-end funds.

By Mason Braswell
Wells Fargo lands two Morgan Stanley teams with $1 billion combined
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2015
Wells Fargo lands two Morgan Stanley teams with $1 billion combined

Round of late summer hires includes $700 million team and $300 million team.

By Laura Sanicola
RIA NEWS SEP 27, 2015
Breaking away for the wrong reason

Regulators are concerned that brokers are jumping into the RIA channel to take advantage of a lax regulatory climate.

By Mason Braswell
Merrill fires back at $870 million defectors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2015
Merrill fires back at $870 million defectors

Firm wins a temporary restraining order against four advisers accused of sabotaging the wirehouse when they jumped to UBS.

By Mason Braswell
Morgan Stanley data breach focus shifts to hackers from adviser
FINTECH SEP 21, 2015
Morgan Stanley data breach focus shifts to hackers from adviser

U.S. authorities examining whether fired adviser Marsh was targeted by hackers after he took data from the wirehouse.

By Bloomberg
Fired by Merrill, now barred by Finra: Thomas Buck stops here
WIREHOUSES SEP 15, 2015
Fired by Merrill, now barred by Finra: Thomas Buck stops here

Thomas Buck was fired from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in March. Now Finra has barred the former top broker, who had joined RBC Wealth Management.

By Mason Braswell
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team

Group of three advisers produced $7.8 million in revenue.

By Mason Braswell
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo

Marc D. Lowe, who was terminated over alleged “inappropriate workplace behavior,” joins Wells' employee channel.

By Mason Braswell
Merrill loses $800 million private banking team
WIREHOUSES SEP 09, 2015
Merrill loses $800 million private banking team

Two advisers from the elite unit broke away to start their own RIA in Texas.

By Laura Sanicola
Morgan Stanley hit with $20M whistleblower suit from ex-brokers
WIREHOUSES AUG 26, 2015
Morgan Stanley hit with $20M whistleblower suit from ex-brokers

Married brokers claim they were retaliated against after reporting alleged illegal sales tactics at the firm's midtown Manhattan office.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
Wells Fargo fined $1.5 million for AML failures

The wirehouse failed to comply with anti-money-laundering requirements by not properly vetting some 220,000 new client accounts over a nine-year period, Finra charged.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2015
American Funds making inroads with fee-based advisers

In its sales turnaround, third largest U.S. fund company relies on retention of existing advisers and lower-cost share classes.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Ex-JPMorgan banker partnered with his dad in a multi-year insider-trading ring
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
Ex-JPMorgan banker partnered with his dad in a multi-year insider-trading ring

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The banker was caught sharing insider information with his dad, who then used golf jargon to try and disguise the scheme.

By Jeff Benjamin
WIREHOUSES AUG 05, 2015
'Culture clash' led to $2.5 billion Merrill firing: Lawyer

A $2.5 billion broker who was fired this month for &#8220;inappropriate workplace behavior,&#8221; according to employment records, may have been too bullheaded for the thundering herd, his attorney said.

By Mason Braswell
Under regulatory pressure, Voya restricts sales of more variable annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
Under regulatory pressure, Voya restricts sales of more variable annuities

Voya Financial Advisors has restricted sales of variable annuities for the second time in two months, as the brokerage firm faces increased pressure from regulators questioning the suitability of the products for retirement savers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $2.4M arbitration award over former broker's trades
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2015
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $2.4M arbitration award over former broker's trades

Broker Steven Mark Wyatt was accused of unauthorized and excessive stock-market trading during and after the 2008 financial crisis.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
WIREHOUSES JUL 27, 2015
Fund conversion takes toll on UBS' fee revenue

Fund conversion takes a toll on UBS' fee revenue, but AUM and revenue per adviser hits a record as the firm sheds lower producers.

By Mason Braswell
Morgan Stanley head count dips to record low
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 23, 2015
Morgan Stanley head count dips to record low

Largest firm by number of advisers cedes ground with 3% one-year drop; executives point to shedding of lower producers.

By Mason Braswell
Merrill sacrifices productivity for head count growth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 23, 2015
Merrill sacrifices productivity for head count growth

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warned that adviser productivity and profit margins at Merrill may continue to fall as the firm sacrifices short-term profitability for long-term growth.

By Mason Braswell
New BofA wealth chief to deepen bank ties
WIREHOUSES JUL 20, 2015
New BofA wealth chief to deepen bank ties

Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust advisers can expect an even closer relationship with Bank of America Corp. when Terry Laughlin takes over for David Darnell as head of the BofA's wealth division later this year.

By Mason Braswell