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.
LPL Financial Shares IPO Plans; On Track to Rival Wirehouses
By Janet LevauxLPL Financial filed statements with the SEC in early June 4 to go public with an estimated $600-million stock offering. The independent broker-dealer has 12,026 independent...
June 16, 2010
Barclays Wealth Adds Advisor from Morgan StanleyBarclays Wealth, which bought part of Lehman Brothers in 2008, now has about 250 advisors in the Americas, many of whom are veterans of Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and UBS.
June 09, 2010
Paulson Praises Advisors: 'Heroic' During CrisisIn terms of financial reform, Paulson says our priority should be on developing a "systematic risk regulator" that can intervene "when the system is threatened."
June 07, 2010
LPL Financial's IPO & Its Impact: Beating the Brokerage CompetitionWith 12,026 advisors, LPL Financial is the fifth-largest U.S. broker-dealer. Its IPO and growth plans could allow it to surpass its larger publicly traded wirehouse rivals (Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo) within a year or two, experts say.
June 03, 2010
Barclays' New Wealth Management Exec: Steve Houston, a Merrill VeteranBarclays Wealth, which bought part of Lehman Brothers in 2008, now has about 250 advisors in the Americas, and a total of 1,680 FAs worldwide.
June 02, 2010
Raymond James Women's FA Network Taps Spinelli as New DirectorRaymond James hopes to boost program and the number of female advisors; it has 4,523 advisors, and 630 - or 14 percent -- are women.
June 01, 2010
Baird Gets Four Ex-UBS FAs; Team Managers $160 MillionNow with more than 650 advisors, Baird keeps recruiting FAs and branch managers from Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo and other firms.
June 01, 2010
Model Non-EmployeesAfter last year's banner surge, independent broker-dealers have seen a sharp falloff in new advisors. The question that begs asking: Has the RIA marketplace stolen...