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NEWS RIAS OCT 07, 2015
Merrill loses $3.3 billion private banking team

A group of advisers left to form their own RIA, Corient Capital Partners.

Wells Fargo Advisors chief: Clients expect a more digital experience
NEWS FINTECH OCT 02, 2015
Wells Fargo Advisors chief: Clients expect a more digital experience

Clients are looking for a more digital experience in an increasingly digital world, but the advice industry hasn't kept pace with the times, according to Mary Mack, president and head of Wells Fargo Advisors.

NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 02, 2015
Wirehouse metrics reflect different strategies

Newly compiled <i>InvestmentNews</i> research shows how the nation's biggest brokerages rank across four key metrics.

NEWS FINTECH OCT 01, 2015
Former Morgan Stanley adviser in data hack case pleads guilty

Free on $200,000 bond, Galen Marsh faces as long as five years in prison when he's sentenced Dec. 7

UBS hit with $2.5 million award in Puerto Rico case
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 29, 2015
UBS hit with $2.5 million award in Puerto Rico case

Claim is tied to so-called &#8220;Whopper&#8221; broker Jose Gabriel Ramirez Jr., who faces raft of claims related to closed-end funds.

Wells Fargo lands two Morgan Stanley teams with $1 billion combined
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2015
Wells Fargo lands two Morgan Stanley teams with $1 billion combined

Round of late summer hires includes $700 million team and $300 million team.

NEWS RIAS SEP 27, 2015
Breaking away for the wrong reason

Regulators are concerned that brokers are jumping into the RIA channel to take advantage of a lax regulatory climate.

Merrill fires back at $870 million defectors
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2015
Merrill fires back at $870 million defectors

Firm wins a temporary restraining order against four advisers accused of sabotaging the wirehouse when they jumped to UBS.

Morgan Stanley data breach focus shifts to hackers from adviser
NEWS FINTECH SEP 21, 2015
Morgan Stanley data breach focus shifts to hackers from adviser

U.S. authorities examining whether fired adviser Marsh was targeted by hackers after he took data from the wirehouse.

Fired by Merrill, now barred by Finra: Thomas Buck stops here
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 15, 2015
Fired by Merrill, now barred by Finra: Thomas Buck stops here

Thomas Buck was fired from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in March. Now Finra has barred the former top broker, who had joined RBC Wealth Management.

UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team

Group of three advisers produced $7.8 million in revenue.

Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo

Marc D. Lowe, who was terminated over alleged &#8220;inappropriate workplace behavior,&#8221; joins Wells' employee channel.

Merrill loses $800 million private banking team
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 09, 2015
Merrill loses $800 million private banking team

Two advisers from the elite unit broke away to start their own RIA in Texas.

Morgan Stanley hit with $20M whistleblower suit from ex-brokers
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 26, 2015
Morgan Stanley hit with $20M whistleblower suit from ex-brokers

Married brokers claim they were retaliated against after reporting alleged illegal sales tactics at the firm's midtown Manhattan office.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
Wells Fargo fined $1.5 million for AML failures

The wirehouse failed to comply with anti-money-laundering requirements by not properly vetting some 220,000 new client accounts over a nine-year period, Finra charged.

NEWS RIAS AUG 09, 2015
American Funds making inroads with fee-based advisers

In its sales turnaround, third largest U.S. fund company relies on retention of existing advisers and lower-cost share classes.

Ex-JPMorgan banker partnered with his dad in a multi-year insider-trading ring
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
Ex-JPMorgan banker partnered with his dad in a multi-year insider-trading ring

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The banker was caught sharing insider information with his dad, who then used golf jargon to try and disguise the scheme.

NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 05, 2015
'Culture clash' led to $2.5 billion Merrill firing: Lawyer

A $2.5 billion broker who was fired this month for &#8220;inappropriate workplace behavior,&#8221; according to employment records, may have been too bullheaded for the thundering herd, his attorney said.

Under regulatory pressure, Voya restricts sales of more variable annuities
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
Under regulatory pressure, Voya restricts sales of more variable annuities

Voya Financial Advisors has restricted sales of variable annuities for the second time in two months, as the brokerage firm faces increased pressure from regulators questioning the suitability of the products for retirement savers.

Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $2.4M arbitration award over former broker's trades
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2015
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $2.4M arbitration award over former broker's trades

Broker Steven Mark Wyatt was accused of unauthorized and excessive stock-market trading during and after the 2008 financial crisis.