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’s FA Firings: ‘Savvy Strategy,’ Experts Say
By Janet LevauxMorgan Stanley’s move to institute a second round of firings this year is being praised by industry consultants and recruiters, like Chip Roame of Tiburon Strategic Advisors, as a step that makes sense for the brokerage group, though it certainly will cause some pain and suffering in the advisor population.
June 06, 2011
Fidelity's Durbin Asks: Need Another Reason to Leave Wirehouses? Taxes?Fidelity white paper explores the taxation issues that arise when advisors switch business models from captive wirehouse to independent RIA.
June 02, 2011
FINRA Fines Northern Trust, Credit Suisse, MerrillThe combined fines total $8.1 million and concern CMOs and subprime mortgage securitizations
June 01, 2011
LPL Posts Strong First-Quarter ProfitsLPL Financial reported first-quarter 2011 profits of $49.0 million, 91.7 percent higher than the $25.6 million in profits it reported a year ago. In addition,…
June 01, 2011
Securities America Up for Sale, Ameriprise SaysAmeriprise Financial said it was looking to sell Securities America, its troubled broker-dealer, and also shared that its first-quarter net income was…
June 01, 2011
Wirehouse Firms Share First-Quarter ResultsMorgan Stanley reported adjusted first-quarter net income of $966 million, or $0.50 per share, compared with income of $1.8 billion, or $1.03 per share,…
June 01, 2011
RJFS Introduces Changes in Fees, IT, Retirement Services & More at Confab(Las Vegas) Raymond James Financial Services, the independent channel of Raymond James, spread the word about several shifts in its fees, social-networking…
May 31, 2011
Advisors & Social Media: Don't Act Like Ashton Kutcher, Expert SaysAs Morgan Stanley and the other wirehouses enact social-media policies, the firms and their advisors need to remain conservative