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.
Raymond James Recruits Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo FA Veterans
By Joyce HansonRaymond James announced that it has hired two Baton Rouge, La.-based financial advisors, Tom Breaux and Ian James, both of them veterans of large wirehouse firms.
January 25, 2011
Feb. 10: Live Discussion, Webcast on SEC's Fiduciary StandardNew Date: Feb 10 from 10 AM to 12 Noon.
January 25, 2011
Merrill to Pay $10 Million to Settle SEC Fraud ChargesMerrill Lynch is paying a $10 million fine to settle civil securities fraud charges by regulators who accused the firm of misusing customers' order data to make trades for its own account and for failing to disclose trading fees.
January 25, 2011
Baird Hires Morgan Stanley Branch ManagerChris Brewster is joining Baird in Columbus, Ohio, from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
January 21, 2011
2010 Q4 Earnings: BofA Misses Estimates; Merrill Adds AdvisorsWealth-management sales rise; Merrill Lynch's FA headcount increases to nearly 15,500.
January 20, 2011
2010 Q4 Earnings: Morgan Stanley’s Net Income Makes Big Jump on Strong SalesAdvisors with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney had $14.1 billion in net new client assets in the fourth quarter
January 20, 2011
Wirehouse Recruiting Packages: No Smoke and MirrorsThese 250-350% deals may include lofty goals, but the parameters are clear upfront.
January 19, 2011
Citigroup Names New President, COO One Day After Q4 Earnings ReleaseA day after announcing disappointing yet profitable earnings, Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit said John Havens, CEO of Citi’s investment bank, will become the bank’s president and COO.