Amid a legal barrage over its deferred pay policies, Morgan Stanley is reducing the portion of…
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UBS releases advisor comp policies for 2026
Breaking with tradition, UBS is unveiling its 2026 U.S. advisor compensation policies earlier than usual, hoping…
JPMorgan sues ex private client advisors over solicitation
For the third time in three months, JPMorgan is suing one of its former branch-based advisors…
Why Raymond James is winning the Commonwealth advisor race
Raymond James’ recent run of recruiting Commonwealth Financial Network advisors has been accompanied by plenty of…
UBS loses $1.6B advisor team to LPL Financial
UBS advisors keep heading to the exits following the firm’s recent compensation changes, with a prominent…
IBD Elite 2025: Top 10 IBDs in payout growth
For independent financial advisors using one of the dozens of brokerages that are perpetually competing to…
IBD Elite 2025: Fastest growing independent brokerages
In a year of substantial growth for the independent brokerage channel of wealth management, these 10…
RBC wealth revenue rises despite recruiting costs
RBC’s U.S. wealth management business saw a revenue bump in its latest quarter, thanks to a…
Arkadios pulls big teams from Merrill, Morgan Stanley
Advisors teams at Morgan Stanley and at Merrill in southern Alabama have left to start their…
Morgan Stanley wins deferred compensation cases with FINRA
Morgan Stanley has won another arbitration battle in a series of disputes in which it argues…
Deferred comp fight hits claims of advisor double-dipping
In big firms’ fight to avoid paying deferred compensation to advisors who jump to rivals, much…
IBD Elite 2025: Top firms for women financial advisors
Over her more than 20 years in the industry, financial advisor Nina O’Neal has seen wealth…
Advisors appeal judge’s order in Ameriprise-LPL dispute
A recruiting dispute between LPL Financial and Ameriprise is moving into appellate court as advisors formally…
IBD Elite 2025: The 15 largest independent brokerages
The largest independent brokerages reaped the benefits of rising asset values and consolidation last year. Those…
Morgan Stanley wins a deferred comp case; JPMorgan loses
A pair of FINRA arbitration rulings on Morgan Stanley’s and JPMorgan’s deferred compensation policies shows there’s…
RBC NY market manager on recent advisor recruiting wins
In weekly tallies of the firms that are gaining and losing advisors in recruiting deals, RBC…
Stifel recruiting hits 10 year high in second quarter
After a slow start to the year, Stifel reported a record second quarter for its wealth…
UBS Americas reports $3.5B in asset outflows
UBS’ Americas advisor headcount and new asset inflows declined in the second quarter as changes to…
BofA Private Bank exec foresees big NY market opportunities
Emily Dreas started her career doing business development for a 12-person asset manager in Florida. Two…
Raymond James’ recruiting surges during market turmoil
Though it didn’t give specific figures, Raymond James said its advisor recruitment is surging. The remark…