Wirehouses

Displaying 2383 results
Pennsylvania advisers with $425M AUM jump to UBS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2015
Pennsylvania advisers with $425M AUM jump to UBS

One three-man team had $270M in assets, while a fourth individual joining separately had $155M.

By Laura Sanicola
$258M UBS team goes independent with Wells Fargo FiNet
RIA NEWS NOV 11, 2015
$258M UBS team goes independent with Wells Fargo FiNet

Curtis Rach and Jud Crary join established practice in Irvine, Calif.

By Laura Sanicola
Veteran Merrill Lynch adviser jumps to UBS
WIREHOUSES NOV 10, 2015
Veteran Merrill Lynch adviser jumps to UBS

Mark Wilkins managed about $425 million in client assets at the wirehouse.

By Laura Sanicola
UBS pulls 3 money management units into one
WIREHOUSES NOV 03, 2015
UBS pulls 3 money management units into one

Firm combines equities, multiasset and hedge funds into single division.

By James Comtois
UBS' head of wealth management Bob Mulholland to retire
WIREHOUSES NOV 03, 2015
UBS' head of wealth management Bob Mulholland to retire

Bob Mulholland, who oversaw the firm's 7,000 advisers and helped engineer a turnaround in the wirehouse's brokerage unit, will be replaced by UBS vet Brian Hull.

By Mason Braswell
SEC, Finra fine UBS $34 million over Puerto Rico funds
WIREHOUSES OCT 22, 2015
SEC, Finra fine UBS $34 million over Puerto Rico funds

Fine related to two actions from the SEC and Finra over sales of closed-end bond funds and a former broker's fraud.

By Mason Braswell
Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit sputters in global slowdown
WIREHOUSES OCT 21, 2015
Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit sputters in global slowdown

Revenue from transactions decreased 28.5%, as skittish investors stayed away from the market.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2015
Reining in expungements

Move to restrict broker expungement should improve confidence that the arbitration system is fair to investors.

By MFXFeeder
Morgan Stanley shuffles Greg Fleming's role in surprise move
WIREHOUSES OCT 19, 2015
Morgan Stanley shuffles Greg Fleming's role in surprise move

In a surprise move, the president of Morgan Stanley's wealth management and investment management divisions now will oversee only wealth management.

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 14, 2015
Wells Fargo Advisors president Mary Mack pleased with reception from Credit Suisse brokers

Executive sees recruiting opportunity across the country after October recruiting deal struck.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS OCT 07, 2015
3 reasons the time is now for big breakaways

Using the example of the beer industry to prove financial advice is ripe for more moves to independence

By Bob Oros
RIA NEWS OCT 07, 2015
Merrill loses $3.3 billion private banking team

A group of advisers left to form their own RIA, Corient Capital Partners.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo Advisors chief: Clients expect a more digital experience
FINTECH OCT 02, 2015
Wells Fargo Advisors chief: Clients expect a more digital experience

Clients are looking for a more digital experience in an increasingly digital world, but the advice industry hasn't kept pace with the times, according to Mary Mack, president and head of Wells Fargo Advisors.

By Greg Iacurci
WIREHOUSES OCT 02, 2015
Wirehouse metrics reflect different strategies

Newly compiled <i>InvestmentNews</i> research shows how the nation's biggest brokerages rank across four key metrics.

By Ellie Zhu
FINTECH OCT 01, 2015
Former Morgan Stanley adviser in data hack case pleads guilty

Free on $200,000 bond, Galen Marsh faces as long as five years in prison when he's sentenced Dec. 7

By Bloomberg
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 &#8220;Whopper&#8221; 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