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Wells Fargo reorganizes business lines
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 11, 2020
Wells Fargo reorganizes business lines

Jon Weiss, the head of wealth and investment management, has been named CEO of corporate and investment banking

Barred broker sentenced to 30 months for defrauding clients
NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 06, 2020
Barred broker sentenced to 30 months for defrauding clients

Elias Herbert Hafen ran his scam at Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley

Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2020
Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis

Retiring executives are having a hard time collecting deferred stock compensation, even if they weren't involved in the bank's scandals

Wells Fargo to pony up $79 million in deferred compensation settlement with advisers
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2020
Wells Fargo to pony up $79 million in deferred compensation settlement with advisers

Class action complaint alleges broker had been cheated out of deferred compensation

Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2020
Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019

Independent broker-dealers and RIAs scored sizable net gains of advisers at Wall Street's expense

Finra censures Wells Fargo for failure to stop rep's churning
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 30, 2020
Finra censures Wells Fargo for failure to stop rep's churning

Firm was also fined $175,000 after rep's 88-year-old client paid $300,000 in commissions

Adviser managing $350 million at Wells Fargo moves to Stifel
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2020
Adviser managing $350 million at Wells Fargo moves to Stifel

Randy Seymour will open an office for the firm in Ebensburg, Pa.

Wells Fargo regulator punishes leaders who created culture of fear
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 24, 2020
Wells Fargo regulator punishes leaders who created culture of fear

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's complaint against the bank documents the sales abuses that pervaded Wells' nationwide branch network

Wells Fargo reassessing wealth technology
NEWS FINTECH JAN 23, 2020
Wells Fargo reassessing wealth technology

Firm reports new leaders resetting its technology direction to the tune of $166 million

Raymond James' CEO takes a victory lap
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 23, 2020
Raymond James' CEO takes a victory lap

Paul Reilly touts the new highs the firm hit in client assets and number of advisers

Wells Fargo's main regulator aims to punish former managers
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 23, 2020
Wells Fargo's main regulator aims to punish former managers

The OCC is preparing civil charges against as many as 10 people but may reach settlements with some of them

Former baseball star Angel Pagan wins $1.7 million arbitration award against Merrill Lynch
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 22, 2020
Former baseball star Angel Pagan wins $1.7 million arbitration award against Merrill Lynch

Case revolved around investments in Puerto Rican bonds made by the former MLB star

All-woman team managing $335 million at Morgan Stanley moves to Janney
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 21, 2020
All-woman team managing $335 million at Morgan Stanley moves to Janney

The five-person Dupre Keating Group joins offices in Pennsylvania and Delaware

Duo managing $194 million moves from UBS to Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 21, 2020
Duo managing $194 million moves from UBS to Raymond James

James Ducharme, Michael Rowland join firm’s employee unit in Melbourne, Florida

UBS hires $10.8 billion team as net new client money in U.S. slides
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 21, 2020
UBS hires $10.8 billion team as net new client money in U.S. slides

The Swiss bank snags Wickham Cash Partners in Charlotte; reports $9 billion decline in net new money in Americas in Q4

Morgan Stanley eyes 1 million wealth management clients from stock plans
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 16, 2020
Morgan Stanley eyes 1 million wealth management clients from stock plans

Technology push at Morgan Stanley comes into focus after Solium Capital acquisition

Merrill to continue focus on training over recruiting in 2020
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2020
Merrill to continue focus on training over recruiting in 2020

Long the financial advice industry's leading trainer of young brokers, Merrill to renew attention on coaching

Goldman Sachs issues its first wealth management revenue total
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 15, 2020
Goldman Sachs issues its first wealth management revenue total

At $4.4 billion, its financial advice business is small compared to brokerage giants

Wells Fargo loses more than 450 advisers in 2019
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 14, 2020
Wells Fargo loses more than 450 advisers in 2019

Expenses also increased at Wells Fargo Advisors, and the firm lost a clearing client

Finra probes brokerage bank sweep accounts as commissions dwindle
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 13, 2020
Finra probes brokerage bank sweep accounts as commissions dwindle

Expert: Interest rate discussions with clients ‘can be problematic’