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NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 28, 2014
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management shuffles field leadership

Shortly after taking over as head of field management at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Shelley O'Connor announced Tuesday that she is restructuring the firm's divisions and regions. Mason Braswell has the story.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2014
BofA shares drop after stress-test error halts dividend increase

Company will resubmit proposal after finding botched accounting on structured notes issued by Merrill Lynch.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2014
Wells Fargo training program violates labor laws: Suit

A former adviser trainee of Wells Fargo Advisors says firm went after her for training costs after she left the firm; she has sued, claiming the firm's practice of recouping training costs is illegal and discriminatory.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2014
BofA to pay $160M to settle racial bias case

Suit on behalf of 1,200 black brokers claimed discrimination in business opportunities.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2014
BofA Merrill agrees to $39M gender discrimination settlement

Lawsuit alleged a "deep rooted and pervasive gender discrimination" existed at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch

By DJAMIESON
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 22, 2014
Wall Street ties to Putin threatened as sanctions ratchet higher

Wall Street leaders including Lloyd Blankfein and James Gorman, who have courted business in Vladimir Putin's Russia, are facing a dilemma as tensions over Ukraine escalate.

By Matt Ackermann
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 15, 2014
Quantity does not equal quality: Expanding 'disclosure events' on BrokerCheck a bad idea

Brokerage industry is only one in which professionals as deemed guilty until proven innocent.

By S. Lawrence Polk
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 10, 2014
Merrill reels in $3 billion team

Two advisers reunite after worked together at Alex. Brown before splitting.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 10, 2014
Merrill aims for 30% profit margins, but at what cost?

Bank of America Merrill Lynch should be able to top 30% pretax profit margins as retirement demographics and other tail winds help boost the business. But how it will team its brokerage and banking operations is an open question.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS RIAS APR 08, 2014
Account opening is No. 1 tech concern: Survey

Beacon finds 'client onboarding' has replaced social-media archiving as brokers' biggest technology challenge.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2014
Payouts on the rise for wealth management executives

Executives across the industry, from wirehouses to independent and regional firms, are enjoying fatter paychecks and bigger bonuses as advisers become a more important part of firms' balance sheets. <i>(Don't miss some rather outlandish <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140324/FREE/324009999/PH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>top executive benefits</a>.)</i>

By Mason Braswell
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 04, 2014
UBS Puerto Rico closed-end muni investors losing billions

UBS Puerto Rico closed-end muni bond fund investors are losing billions; new research pegs losses at $1.66 billion over the first nine months of 2013.

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2014
Wells Fargo Advisors' head Mary Mack fills out her cabinet

Bob Vorlop and Joe Nadreau have been tapped to fill new executive roles focused on expanding the firm's technology platform and products

By Mason Braswell
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 30, 2014
Recoupment of trainee fees impairs industry's growth

Brokerage firms that pursue reimbursement of training costs from employees who leave are out of step with today's workforce

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RIAS MAR 27, 2014
Krawcheck says advisory business still coming up short in reaching out to women

The trailblazer says the advisory business is still coming up short in reaching out to women, both as advisers and clients, and explains why.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2014
Brokers face challenges in originating mortgages

More financial advisers are becoming licensed mortgage loan originators as full-service brokerage firms look to be one-stop shops for wealthy investors, but some regulatory gray areas are causing concern.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS MAR 21, 2014
Finra freezes new arbitration cases in Puerto Rico

Finra freezes new arbitration cases in Puerto Rico as a flood of claims sends the regulator scrambling to find more arbitrators. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 20, 2014
Merrill Lynch taps new head to expand training

Racquel Oden promoted to help ramp up newly restructured PMD program.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2014
Wells Fargo gets aggressive to help advisers protect assets of elderly clients

Take Five interview with Ronald Long, head of Wells Fargo's new Elder Client Initiatives

By Mason Braswell
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 19, 2014
Morgan Stanley to combine institutional, brokerage muni desks

Move is part of CEO Gorman's effort to partner brokerage, investment bank, drive return on equity.

By Gregory Crawford