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Wealth Operations on a Roll
By Janet LevauxBank of America reported net income of $2.6 billion, or $0.20 per share, for the first quarter of 2013, compared with $653 million, or $0.03 per diluted…
May 22, 2013
Baird Expands Recruiting of Trainees, AdvisorsThe employee-owned, Milwaukee-based firm tops $100 billion in client assets as it aims for $1 billion in revenue.
May 22, 2013
New Hire Roundup: HighTower Expands Development TeamThis week in new hires, HighTower welcomed Thomas Brown and Frank Epinger to its development team. Citibank named Mark Mason private bank CEO and Jane Fraser CitiMortgage CEO.
May 17, 2013
SCF Lures Walnut Street Team of 4 AdvisorsThe move puts the Fresno-based independent broker-dealer at more than $1 billion in affilated client assets and 140 advisors.
May 08, 2013
Merrill Hires Investment Expert; Morgan Stanley Recruits 2 AdvisorsAshwin Chhabra is leaving his post at the Institute for Advanced Study to return to his former employer.
May 01, 2013
Wells’ FiNet, Morgan Stanley Nab 7 Merrill RepsPlus, EP Wealth Advisors gains advisors from Schwab and Bernstein for its Southern California operations.
April 29, 2013
BDs Share Latest FAIn early April, Baird said it recruited a team of seven employee advisors with about $770 million in client assets from Wells Fargo in Houston, while Royal Alliance announced that it added two independent teams in Chicago and Salt Lake City with combined assets of more than $400 million and...
April 18, 2013
Morgan Stanley Beats Estimates as Advisors Improve ResultsThe flow of advisors fee-based assets continue to increase at $15 billion in Q1.