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Asset Management M&A Continues at a Slower Pace
By John SullivanPwC Transaction Services report finds overall financial services deals will increase.
April 29, 2011
BofA's Sallie Krawcheck Taps New Head of Merrill LynchJohn Thiel replaces Lyle LaMothe as head of Merrill's 16,695 financial advisors.
April 26, 2011
2011 Q1 Earnings: LPL Profits Jump 91.7%; Founder, President to Sell Big StakesLPL Financial saw profits of $49.0 million, 91.7% higher than a year ago, and the company’s founder and president are selling big stock stakes.
April 25, 2011
2011 Q1 Earnings: Ameriprise Says Profits Rise, Will Sell Securities AmericaAmeriprise Financial, which released its first-quarter earnings late Monday, said it was looking to sell Securities America, its troubled broker-dealer. Ameriprise also took a $77 million charge against its earnings in Securities America legal matter.
April 25, 2011
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chief Urges More Exposure to BRICGoldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman Jim O’Neill on Saturday urged investors to get more exposure to the growth markets of the BRIC economies.
April 21, 2011
2011 Q1 Earnings: Morgan Stanley Wealth Unit Grows Sales 11%The current Morgan Stanley Smith Barney FA headcount of 17,800 is down about 2%, or by 340 reps, from last year and fell roughly 1%, or by 243 reps, from the prior quarter
April 20, 2011
2011 Q1 Earnings: Wells Fargo’s Wealth Unit Boosts Results, FA HeadcountWells Fargo Advisors adds about 50 financial advisors, as company’s overall results miss estimates.
April 14, 2011
New Hire Roundup: BlackRock Gets New Retail Chief; Krawcheck Leaves BoardBlackRock has tapped a new managing director to head up U.S. retail client solutions and also has announced that BofA's Sallie Krawcheck is leaving the board.