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 Profits Drop Despite Strong Wealth Results
By Sridhar NatarajanThe wirehouse aims for its wealth management business to bring in $1 trillion in net new assets every three years.
April 04, 2023
How UBS Bought Credit Suisse for a Song — With Morgan Stanley's HelpUBS paid about double what it spent on its failed purchase of Wealthfront and got more than 50 times the client assets.
April 04, 2023
Next Hearing Set for Ex-Broker Charged With Murder of BofA-Merrill ExecAnthony Duwayne Turner's next court appearance for the killing of Michelle Avan in 2021 will take place on May 8.
April 04, 2023
Best Full-Service Wealth Management Firms Ranked by Investors — J.D. Power, 2023A study finds that satisfaction with advisors has fallen with market performance, showing advisors need to do more.
April 03, 2023
Merrill to Pay $9.5M Over Undisclosed FeesThe firm paid part of these foreign exchange fees to advisors, referring to them as commissions in internal documents, the SEC says.
April 03, 2023
Is Sieg's Departure 'Beginning of the End' for Merrill's Thundering Herd?There's a risk the Merrill brand could be phased out over the next few years, says industry consultant Jeff Nash.
March 30, 2023
Merrill Wealth Chief Sieg Jumps to CitigroupReplacing him at Merrill's wealth unit, which had assets of $2.8 trillion last year, will be Lindsay Hans and Eric Schimpf.
March 30, 2023
Average Wall Street Bonus Plunges 26%This meant the typical bonus paid to employees in New York's securities industry fell to $176,700, the lowest since 2019.