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Merrill Lands $1.4B Ex-Morgan Stanley Team, Advisor
By Janet LevauxMeanwhile, LPL-affiliated Stratos Wealth recruits a former Morgan Stanley team and an ex-Wells Fargo rep.
January 28, 2015
Ameriprise Q4 Profits Beat Estimates on Strong Wealth ResultsAverage advisor fees and commissions were nearly $500,000 in 2014.
January 22, 2015
ECB's Draghi Commits to Trillion-Euro QE Plan to Fight DeflationThis is a very important first step and a necessary step, Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said.
January 22, 2015
Raymond James Tops Estimates as Private Client Sales Rise 8%The number of advisors jumped by 79 in the latest quarter to 6,336.
January 13, 2015
An Investor-Friendly Way to Switch Broker-DealersAdvisors can use some creative techniques when telling clients why they changed broker-dealers or custodians. Start with your new firm's financials.
January 12, 2015
Raymond James Adds $1.1M UBS Rep, Ex-RBC TeamMeanwhile, Focus Financial affiliate adds an advisor with some $200 million in assets.
January 06, 2015
Asian Venture Capital Surged in 2014: PreqinGlobally, there was an 11% drop in the number of financings that took place compared with 2013, but a 58% rise in the aggregate value of deals.
December 23, 2014
Raymond James Adds 8 Advisors; Margaret Towle Joins MerrillRJ adds advisors from largest credit union in Oregon, while Wells Fargo adds reps in Connecticut and Texas. Towle, formerly of HighTower, joins Merrill.