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Wells Fargo Hires Merrill Manager; Baird Adds From Smith Barney
By Janet LevauxWells Fargo Advisors tapped Thomas R. Isaacs from Merrill Lynch to serve as the market manager for its New York City branches, while Baird picked up William H. Sewell from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to open a new office in Raleigh, N.C.
April 29, 2010
Stifel Net Income Leaps, Shares Rise on Heels of Merger NewsStifel's wealth-management operations are poised to include 1,900 financial advisors and $100 billion in assets under management after its merger with Thomas Weisel Partners is completed.
April 26, 2010
Stifel to Buy Thomas Weisel; New Firm Would Have 1,900 Advisors, $100 B in AUMStifel Financial and Thomas Weisel Partners Group said Monday, April 26, that they have entered into a roughly $300 million merger agreement.
April 26, 2010
Stifel to Buy Thomas Weisel; Would Have 1,900 FAs, $100 Bn AUM after MergerDeal should give Stifel more private-equity products and Silicon-Valley clients, as well as about $1.6 billion in yearly sales.
April 20, 2010
Citigroup's Profit Soars; Morgan Venture Also StrongCiti's earnings hit $4.4 billion; Smith Barney unit triples income
April 19, 2010
Citigroup's Profit Soars; Broker Venture Also StrongCiti's earnings hit $4.4 billion; Smith Barney unit triples income
April 16, 2010
Schwab Earnings Drop 45%, but Advisor Business StrongCut in trading fees fueled dismal results; $624 billion AUM at Advisor Services
April 01, 2010
The Green Advisor: Earth Day RevisitedApril 2010 will mark the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. In the first installment of this column in June 2008, I wrote about...