Wirehouses

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NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 03, 2018
Former broker fined $10,000 and suspended six months over expense account

Now-RIA Joshua Crossman admitted he fibbed to use up Merrill Lynch expense allowance.

NEWS RIAS APR 27, 2018
Wirehouses best positioned to benefit from artificial intelligence

The new technology could threaten smaller advisory firms, according to research from Lex Sokolin.

NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 24, 2018
Merrill Lynch fires Chicago star broker Bruce Lee

A perennial member of Barron's list of top financial advisers, his team managed nearly $3 billion in client assets

SEC advice rule: Here's what you need to know
NEWS RIAS APR 19, 2018
SEC advice rule: Here's what you need to know

We sifted through the nearly 1,000-page proposal and picked out some of the most important points.

NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 16, 2018
Morgan Stanley's success looks long in the tooth to analyst

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Christian Bolu, concerned over stalled adviser growth and what it means for lending and deposit growth, believes the stock will "under perform."

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors continues to bleed reps

In the latest quarter, the broker-dealer suffered a net loss of 145 brokers.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 30, 2018
Morgan Stanley continues its mutual fund overhaul

The firm is working on reducing the number of funds on its platform further and will be converting some funds investors hold from C shares into A shares.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 29, 2018
Morgan Stanley ignored abuse accusations against one of its top brokers: report

Firm looked the other way over Douglas Greenberg's legal run-ins, according to New York Times

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 29, 2018
Merrill Edge looks to hire 300 advisers in 2018

Online brokerage platform also plans to open 600 new investment centers by 2020.

NEWS FINTECH MAR 22, 2018
What to make of Morgan Stanley's new robo

The brokerage's focus on digital could be a way to retain younger clients or an effort to catch up with Merrill.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 21, 2018
Firms exiting broker protocol will suffer, reps say

Firms that help reps make change are more attractive, Fidelity survey finds.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 16, 2018
Stocks of brokerages, insurers rally after DOL rule struck down

Morgan Stanley, LPL and Principal among stocks that climbed higher than market benchmarks Friday.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 14, 2018
UBS plans to cut 840 funds from its platform

Broker-dealer will remove about 20% of its 4,200 funds, a trend among wirehouses with several possible reasons behind it.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 14, 2018
Merrill vets ready to recharge breakaway recruiting efforts

After regrouping in wake of broker-protocol exits, Snowden Lane Partners is ready to recruit wirehouse brokers and RIAs.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 13, 2018
Merrill shakes up group that works with richest clients

Experts dealing with international and private banking clients will now form one team.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 13, 2018
Wirehouse advisers: time to unionize?

If leaving becomes more and more challenging for advisers, their firms may keep cutting compensation to boost returns to shareholders.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2018
UBS shrinks recruiting costs in 2017, boosts adviser pay

Both trends reflect the firm's shift away from recruiting in favor of increasing the compensation of existing brokers.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 07, 2018
Morgan Stanley CEO says he's `not a fan' of Trump tariffs

Biggest issue for the U.S. is fiscal deficits, not trade deficits, Gorman says.

NEWS FINTECH MAR 05, 2018
Morgan Stanley names new head of wealth management tech

Sal Cucchiara replaces Christopher Randazzo, who moves to Rockefeller Capital.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 02, 2018
Ex-Morgan Stanley, UBS advisers prevail in TRO claims

The key to whether exiting brokers can beat temporary restraining orders from wirehouses is how they handle client information.