Dispute stems from overtime payments between 2010 - 2012; deal must be reviewed by court
According to a source, BofA boss Brian Moynihan vetoed John Thiel's plan to cut the Merrill grid by 2 percentage points.
After Q4 hiatus, firm adds Philly area team managing $650M in assets.
Changes come as Treasuries and other investment-grade fixed-income instruments are yielding near-record lows
Advisers are gaining client confidence even as financial firms continue to score low in the trust department following years of reports about Wall Street abuses.
UBS advisers surpass the $1 million-per-FA revenue mark as the bank's U.S. wealth unit is the lone bright spot in a rough quarter. Bruce Kelly reports.
Alleged Libor-rigging is the latest in a long series of scandals tied to the Swiss bank
After receiving a fair amount of negative comments from reps, Finra is backtracking on its plan to end the 5% markup rule.
Attention likely put on 3D, the combined Morgan Stanley-Smith Barney platform.
Initiates new awards program that could shrink bonuses.
In a bid to drum up new business, Morgan Stanley will keep its basic cash grid the same in 2013 -- and roll out a growth award program.
Former BofA/Merrill wealth management chief joins advisory board of Gold Bullion International.
Although the brokerage industry's recruitment protocol continues to gain new members, some advisory firms are pulling out because they're not recruiting from the wirehouses.
A former MSSB manager has won a $1M Finra panel award. The dust-up? The exec claims the wirehouse forced him to resign.
Attention media: Connecting today's news to today's defections ignores the logistics of the business
Market share down, says Advizent boss, but Wall Street brokerages embracing RIA concepts
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Broker sold Fannie Mae preferred stock despite risk warnings