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Merrill Results Improve Despite Bank of America's Q3 Loss
By Joyce Hanson, Janet LevauxBofA suffers Q3 loss; Merrill's advisor force tops 15,300, as annualized average sales stay above $850,000 per rep.
October 08, 2010
Neuberger Berman Hires Keith Rhodus as Wealth Advisor in DallasNeuberger Berman Group LLC has appointed Keith Rhodus as a wealth advisor and vice president in its Dallas office, the firm announced Thursday. Rhodus joins six...
October 04, 2010
Buckingham Family Merges With Wealth Management ConsultantsThe Buckingham Family of Financial Services, a partner firm of Focus Financial Partners, has merged with Sonoma County-based Wealth Management Consultants LLC (WMC), the firm announced Monday.
October 01, 2010
Wirehouse Firms Still Lead in Assets, Data ShowThe four wirehouses continue to dominate the list of sponsors of separately managed accounts for the second quarter of this year, according to a research...
October 01, 2010
Baird Maintains Momentum with FA GrowthBaird recently hired nine financial advisors from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Charleston, S.C., and Fort Worth, Texas, with about $1.3 billion in total client...
October 01, 2010
Morgan Stanley Adds Exec, TechMorgan Stanley Smith Barney, which has 18,087 financial advisors, tapped managing director James F. Walker to head its consulting services, which provides investment consulting and...
September 27, 2010
Federal NCUA Seizes 3 Corporate Credit UnionsThe National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the independent federal agency that supervises federal credit unions, seized three corporate credit unions on Friday, as reported by Credit Union Times.
September 21, 2010
Baird Hires Morgan Stanley, KCCI Advisors in ColoradoAfter picking up nine Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisors in late August, Baird's wealth management unit attracts three more in late September.