Wirehouse Firms
Learn the ins and outs of the wirehouse channel, including news, analysis and more on Bank of America-Merrill, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and UBS.
Merrill Taps Veteran Exec for Affluent Operations
By Janet LevauxMike Bitterly returns to the Thundering Herd after work with BlackRock.
June 05, 2014
30-Year Merrill Veteran Dupuy to Lead Focus Financial's Indie Transition TeamFocus Financial Partners announced Thursday that it has tapped Merrill Lynch veteran Chris Dupuy as co-president of Focus Connections.
June 04, 2014
FINRA Fines Barclays, Merrill, Goldman Over Inaccurate ‘Blue Sheet’ DataFINRA fined the banks $1 million each for failing to provide complete and accurate information about trades performed by the firms and their customers.
June 02, 2014
Advisors’ Favorite Value-Add Programs: Social Security, Search for YieldAmerican Funds and JPMorgan offer the most popular value-add programs while PIMCO falls off Top 10 list, new survey finds.
May 29, 2014
FINRA Bars Ex-Wells Fargo RepMichael Frew may have set up a Ponzi scheme involving 30 investors and a man named Guido.
May 29, 2014
12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q1 Earnings, 2014This quarter saw surprising performance dips and peaks across the financial sector.
May 27, 2014
Wirehouse Fees & Commissions: Who’s on Top?One big firm surpasses its rivals by a very comfortable margin when it comes to both advisor productivity and average AUM.
May 27, 2014
HighTower, Focus Add Wirehouse AdvisorsRaymond James, Commonwealth and Wells Fargo also recruit reps from rivals.