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.
Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney Share Retention Program with FAs
By Janet LevauxThe program "awards," discussed February 20, are being offered to about 6,500 of the 20,000 advisors in the joint venture as forgivable loans.
February 01, 2009
Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney to CombineMorgan Stanley, Smith Barney to Combine, Joint Venture Should Have 20,000-Plus FAs The former Morgan Stanley Dean Witter is set to become Morgan Stanley Smith Barney,...
February 01, 2009
Edward Jones Now Close to 11,200 FAs; Will 'Take Boring Any Day,' Says WeddleWhat's your latest advisor headcount? We had a good year in 2008 in terms of how we grow, which is through organic growth. We refuse...
January 15, 2009
Morgan Stanley-Smith Barney Outline VentureThe former Morgan Stanley Stanley Dean Witter is set to become Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, as Citi have announced a deal to combine Morgan Stanley's global wealth management group and Citi's Smith...
January 06, 2009
McCann Bids Merrill AdieuMcCann, 50, is a 26-year Merrill veteran. He recently led the New York company's 16,850-member brokerage force as vice chairman and president of global wealth management. But, according to several new
January 01, 2009
What to Expect at the Wirehouses in '09Several months before Bank of America agreed to buy Merrill Lynch, industry expert Chip Roame of Tiburon Strategic Advisors shared his prediction of such an...
November 24, 2008
Why the wirehouse is vanishingSay goodbye to wirehouses. "This year's market turmoil is reshaping the retail brokerage industry, with big national companies being replaced by bank-brokerage conglomerates, independent advisors and...
November 14, 2008
Cerulli: Advisors Often Stick With WirehousesFinancial advisors generally seem to like the idea of being able to move to a firm where they can operate as they see fit, but ...