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Who are the highest-paid S&P 500 CEOs of 2023?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 10, 2024
Who are the highest-paid S&P 500 CEOs of 2023?

Median total compensation up by 12.6% for CEOs – compared to 5.2% for employees.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 26, 2011
UBS officially taps Bob McCann to run wealth management

After months of speculation, UBS today named Robert McCann as its new head of wealth management in the Americas

Merrill Lynch added 198 advisers, saw production levels rise in 3Q
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 11, 2010
Merrill Lynch added 198 advisers, saw production levels rise in 3Q

While Bank of America Corp. reported a $7.3 billion loss for the third quarter, the behemoth banking institution's financial advisers saw some improvement in their business in that time.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2010
JPMorgan adds 300 advisers, posts strong earnings

JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted strong earnings in third quarter, and it also had a successful quarter — and year — recruiting financial advisers

NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 15, 2010
Ex-Ameriprise adviser gets five years for fraud; ordered to repay B-D $2.7M

An Ooltewah, Tenn., financial adviser has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $2.7 million in restitution to his former broker-dealer, Ameriprise Financial Inc., after pleading guilty to misappropriating his clients' money while he worked for the Minneapolis-based firm.

Barclays snags $750M team from Morgan Stanley
NEWS RIAS JUN 07, 2010
Barclays snags $750M team from Morgan Stanley

Barclays Wealth has hired Don Milich and Clifford Wang as investment representatives, based in Atlanta, as part of its effort to continue growing its wealth management operations in the U.S.

NEWS RIAS MAY 18, 2010
RIA mergers remain sluggish as consolidators slow down

The pace of mergers-and-acquisitions activity among independent advisers has been slow this year amid continuing economic uncertainty, but the fundamentals behind combinations have remained strong, according to a new study.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 11, 2010
Raymond James nears settlement in raiding case

Wells Fargo had accused the firm of poaching brokers from A.G. Edwards, but both sides now say a deal ending the squabble looks likely

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2010
InvestmentNews hires Schwab director for new research group

Kelli Cruz, the director of Business Consulting Services at Schwab Advisors Services, will join Crain Communications — the parent company of InvestmentNews — as the director of a newly created custom research division at the organization.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2010
Accused scammer won't give up Faberge eggs or submarine — and lands in jail

A federal judge in Minnesota today ordered Trevor G. Cook jailed for failing to surrender more than $35 million in assets.