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.
Q3 Earnings: Wells Fargo Misses Estimates; Assets, Advisors Decline
By Janet LevauxWells Fargo missed its third-quarter earnings estimates and says it now has 15,188 financial advisors, down slightly from 15,194 in the second quarter of 2011 and 15,236 in the first quarter.
October 13, 2011
Breakaway Brokers: More Hype Than Truth, Says ExpertVery few wirehouse advisors move to go independent each year, says Chip Roame of Tiburon Strategic Advisors at the groups San Francisco conference.
October 05, 2011
Why Market Volatility Is Slowing Move to IndependenceWith the daily raging seas of a tumultuous market, the virtues of independence are becoming secondary concerns for many advisors.
October 05, 2011
S&P 500 Q3 Earnings Outlook: Optimism in ‘Unprecedented High-Risk Environment’Equity analysts for Standard & Poors see a vast gap between their expectations for record double-digit Q3 earnings versus investors loss of faith in analysts' optimistic earnings forecasts.
October 05, 2011
Advisors on the Go: Barclays Adds 3, Baird Picks Up 2 and Raymond James Hires 1Barclays Wealth said Wednesday that it had hired three advisors for its Latin American ultra-high-net-worth operations, while Baird announced on the same day that it had picked up two advisors in San Francisco. On Monday, Raymond James employee-channel added a top producer in Houston.
October 04, 2011
Wall Street’s Top 10 Corporate Good GuysThe U.S. finance industry has taken a beating for its role in the economic crisis, but according to Corporate Responsibility magazine, there are still 10 good guys in the sector.
September 29, 2011
Where’s Your Compensation Heading?Most financial advisors expect to see a spike in revenue in 2011 but continuing market volatility and a growing unease over Washington have put a chill on any unfettered enthusiasm.
September 29, 2011
Sale of UBS-Americas Would Be ‘Nuclear Option,’ Says ExpertUBS may need to consider spinning off its U.S. operations as a worst-case scenario, according to recruiters and others.