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.
Wirehouse Assets: Still on Top, But Losing Market Share
By Janet LevauxThe four largest broker-dealers have about 60%, or $1.1 trillion, of the industry's managed assets, down from 64% last year, according to a recent study.
August 26, 2010
Raymond James Adds Board Member, Pays DividendThe board also approved bylaw amendments related to the separation of CEO and chairman offices.
August 24, 2010
Morgan Stanley Adds Team from Wells, Faces FineBoca Raton-based advisor team with $100 million-plus in assets joins MSSB a few days after FINRA fined the broker-dealer $800,000.
August 23, 2010
Columbia-RiverSource to Streamline 62 FundsThe proposed mergers are part of Ameriprise's acquisition of the asset management business, which has about $330 billion in AUM.
August 16, 2010
Five Questions for a Top RecruiterThe first six months of the year was relatively slow as so many advisors had moved last year and because of retention packages keeping...
August 11, 2010
Stifel Improves Earnings as M&A Charges ContinueAfter acquiring some UBS branches and Thomas Weisel, the company now has 1,940 financial advisors vs. 1,562 last year.
August 10, 2010
Three Ways to Make Financial Reform Work for YouThere are several positive ways in which advisors can respond to the inevitable industry changes ahead.
August 10, 2010
Five Questions for a Top Retirement AdvisorWhat retirement issue has hit you or your clients out of left field and how did you solve it? Stress on the portfolio from...