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WIREHOUSES JUL 10, 2014
UBS picks up Merrill adviser with $500M in assets

Stephen Davis joins the firm after spending his entire 21-year career at Merrill.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH JUL 09, 2014
Morgan Stanley lets advisers write what they tweet

The wirehouse is one of the first to break away from exclusively canned content on Twitter.

By Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2014
Ex-Wells broker ordered to repay firm $1.2 million

A Finra arbitration panel denied the broker's claim that Wells Fargo made false promises during recruiting.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 03, 2014
Morgan Stanley case spotlights legal hurdles for indie recruits

A former Morgan Stanley adviser who joined LPL last month won back the right to serve his clients.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2014
Morgan Stanley's Gorman seeks to tame broker compensation

Wirehouse CEO looks to reduce compensation to 55% of revenue from around 60% as brokers do more banking and lending.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH JUL 01, 2014
After troubled start, Morgan Stanley tech platform stabilized

CIO Chris Randazzo says 3D has 'turned the corner,' while upgrade continues

By Joyce Hanson
WIREHOUSES JUN 30, 2014
Ex-UBS broker facing probe into loan advice

U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico investigating allegations over advice to borrow money to make investments.

By Gregory Crawford
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 30, 2014
U.S. Trust hires managing director from JPMorgan in expansion bid

Firm looks to deepen its reach in the ultrahigh-net-worth market segment with plans to double head count in Washington by year's end.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS JUN 30, 2014
Billion-dollar teams inch into indie market

With improvements in technology and compensation models, independent firms are narrowing the gap in the competition for the biggest talent on Wall Street.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS JUN 30, 2014
J.D. Power: Satisfaction with investment firms up

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2014
Firms use looming bonus disclosure rule to turn up the heat on recruits

Some branch managers are telling prospects that they should consider moving now before Finra's looming bonus disclosure rule goes into effect.

By Mason Braswell
WIREHOUSES JUN 20, 2014
Finra gets arbitration process back on track in Puerto Rico

After several months of deliberations, Finra has expanded its pool of arbitrators and is ready to move forward with the hundreds of complaints related to collapses in Puerto Rico bond funds. That doesn't necessarily mean smooth sailing.

By Mason Braswell
WIREHOUSES JUN 20, 2014
UBS, Merrill push to keep bond fund hearings in Puerto Rico

In confidential meeting, firms' attorneys oppose allowing arbitration cases to be heard in Southeast venues.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 19, 2014
Finra tags Merrill Lynch with $8 million fine for mutual fund sales charges

Finra fines Merrill Lynch $8 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges to certain charities and retirement accounts and requires the wirehouse to pay back $89 million in restitution.

By Mason Braswell
WIREHOUSES JUN 18, 2014
Morgan Stanley sues convicted ex-broker for legal fees

Brokerage seeks payback of more than $3.6 million, claiming ex-broker Darin DeMizio “intentionally defrauded Morgan Stanley and concealed his fraud” while working at the firm.

By Gregory Crawford
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2014
Brokerages toss around ideas about salary for Next Gen advisers

Wells Fargo is testing new models that would pay on a salary plus commission basis in effort to attract Millennials

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2014
Finra approves background checks for brokers

At its board meeting, Finra approved background checks for brokers and plans to consider requiring new information such as exam scores on BrokerCheck.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2014
Merrill Lynch hires Barclays adviser duo

The team, who previously managed $285 million in assets, join Merrill in New York.

By Minda Smiley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2014
Merrill Lynch dodges high-profile gender bias suit

N.Y. Supreme Court justice dismisses a complaint from three former trainees who claimed they were given a book called “Seducing the Boys' Club” and ultimately fired out of bias.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS JUN 16, 2014
Wirehouses, banks, RIAs under cost pressure even as assets rise

The rich are getting richer, and that's good news for banks' wealth management units. But for how long?

By Trevor Hunnicutt