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WIREHOUSES NOV 20, 2014
Morgan Stanley courts athletes, entertainers with new wealth unit

Brokers take a three-day training program on how to cater to those clients.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 19, 2014
As economy improves, veteran advisers stay put

Strong market performance keeps most clients and advisers in place. Check out our <a href=&quot;http://data.investmentnews.com/aotm/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>database</a> to see who's moving where.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2014
Wells Fargo to pay $5 million over broker's insider trading

Firm admits wrongdoing; broker accused of misusing confidential customer information to trade on Burger King acquisition.

By Mason Braswell
WIREHOUSES NOV 12, 2014
Wealth management a growing force in bank fortunes

Third-quarter earnings reports show that once again, wirehouses are driving revenue at the giant banks that own them.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 10, 2014
Morgan Stanley hits profitability goal with fewer advisers

Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit reaches CEO's 2015 profitability goal early with 22% profit margins in the third quarter

By Mason Braswell
ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2014
Brokerage firms and mutual fund companies need better training for complex products

Companies must heed the gentle warnings being given to them by Finra and the SEC on complex investments.

By MFXFeeder
EMERGING MARKETS OCT 29, 2014
UBS facing nearly $1 billion in Puerto Rico claims

Claims over the firm's Puerto Rican bond funds exceed $900 million, three times as much as in the first quarter, and plaintiffs' attorneys say the number will probably climb higher.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2014
Terminated $2.5 billion Merrill Lynch team plans to fight back

An elite private banking duo plans to take legal action accusing the wirehouse of wrongful termination last month, their attorney says.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2014
Morgan hires longtime Merrill broker

Thomas Forma previously managed more than $300 million along with his partner Kevin Nichols.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2014
Merrill snags $500 million team from UBS

Trio brought in $5 million in annual revenue at UBS and will join Merrill's elite private banking group. <i>See also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141020/FREE/141029993/morgan-hires-long-time-merrill-broker&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Merrill loses longtime broker to Morgan Stanley</a>)</i>

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES OCT 17, 2014
Merrill stabilizes head count, boosts productivity

The firm's thundering herd climbed back to 14,000 in the third quarter after several quarters of steady declines.

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 17, 2014
Two high-profile adviser terminations take center stage

This week's must-read stories for advisers include employment drama at LPL and Merrill, Bill Gross speaking out, and a renewed push for more women in advice.

By Andrew Leigh
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2014
Morgan Stanley hauls in $320M Neuberger Berman team

Firm picks up father-son duo who previously brought in $3.5 million a year in revenue.

By Mason Braswell
WIREHOUSES OCT 15, 2014
UBS blocks some investors from buying Pimco funds as wirehouses take stock

UBS is preventing some clients from investing in Pimco funds following the abrupt departure of Bill Gross, as well as increased scrutiny from influential investment researchers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2014
Wells Fargo nets $972M JPMorgan team

Wells Fargo Advisors continues to build on its recruiting momentum with the addition of a trio of former JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. private bankers.

By Mason Braswell
WIREHOUSES OCT 14, 2014
Puerto Rico debt depresses UBS Wealth earnings

Despite record revenue at UBS Wealth Management Americas, profits fell in the second quarter as the firm reported that it had to set aside $44M for litigation costs, mostly related to the firm's investments in Puerto Rico.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 07, 2014
Merrill asks $2.5 billion team to leave

The advisers allegedly violated Finra rules and firm policy by encouraging some of their larger clients to invest directly in hedge funds.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 06, 2014
Wells Fargo recruits brokers with $1.1 billion in AUM

<b>Advisers on the Move</b> - Eleven brokers from UBS and Merrill Lynch joined Wells Fargo in California. See more recent moves in our <a href=&quot;http://data.investmentnews.com/aotm/&quot;>exclusive Advisers on the Move database.</a>

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS OCT 03, 2014
Raymond James recruits $300M Morgan Stanley team

Advisers Craig Houck and Richard Schooley focus on retirement plan design.

By Bianca Flowers
WIREHOUSES OCT 03, 2014
Ex-UBS broker accused of defrauding elderly in Ponzi scheme

SEC has charged Donna Tucker with stealing $730,000 from older clients, including a blind couple.

By Mason Braswell