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Registered Rep. April 21, 2011 Diana Britton |
Raymond James Adds Assets, Loses Advisors Raymond James Financial's Private Client Group led the firm's growth in the second quarter.  |
Registered Rep. July 21, 2011 Diana Britton |
Raymond James Rep Count, Assets Up Amid Tough Recruiting Environment Raymond James Financial's private client group added 20 advisors and reported a $3 billion boost in client assets.  |
Registered Rep. July 22, 2010 Christina Mucciolo |
Raymond James Financial and Wells Fargo Retail Brokerage Units Hang In There A report on earnings from two major financial firms.  |
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Raymond James Ramping Up Its RIA with New Leadership, Investment The new president, Bill Van Law, said the company plans to make a significant investment in the business in the months ahead.  |
Registered Rep. April 2, 2012 Diana Britton |
It's Official: Morgan Keegan Advisors Now Work for Raymond James The next step in the integration process will be to roll out Raymond James' products and services to Morgan Keegan advisors.  |
Registered Rep. July 24, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
Raymond James Q3 Earnings Down But Retail FA Recruiting A Bright Spot Raymond James is experiencing a rush of interest from apparently disgruntled wirehouse advisors.  |
Registered Rep. April 24, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Raymond James Takes a 2Q Hit -- But Gains Retail Advisors Raymond James Financial posted dismal overall earnings for the second quarter, but its private client group appears to be a bright spot.  |
Registered Rep. June 6, 2011 John Aidan Byrne |
Wall Street Brokerages Set For More Advisor Defections? Switching for big signing bonuses spiked during the recent financial crisis when Wall Street's biggest brokerages merged or were acquired. But it died down a bit after Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley offered their financial advisors retention packages.  |
Registered Rep. January 20, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
Wealth Management Has Strong Fourth Quarter At Morgan, BofA Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney nor Bank of America ended 2009 with a bang in the earnings department. But their wealth management units were pockets of strength.  |
Registered Rep. December 21, 2012 Megan Leonhardt |
Looking Back, 2012 A Mixed Bag For Wirehouses Assets mostly were up, but advisors are on the move.  |
On Wall Street March 19, 2013 Bill Willis |
Recruiter's Tour of Raymond James Morgan Keegan employees were required to make a home office visit after their firm was acquired by Raymond James.  |
Registered Rep. January 23, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Raymond James Lookin' Good--But For How Long? The folks at Raymond James have something to smile about -- the company posted positive numbers for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and managed to beat some analysts' expectations.  |
On Wall Street August 1, 2011 Lorie Konish |
Expect a New Wave of Advisor Movement Even with rumblings that Wall Street firms could brace for cost cuts and layoffs this summer, competition for top wealth management talent is poised to remain strong.  |
Registered Rep. April 15, 2011 Kristen French |
Merrill Earnings Strongest Since Bank of America Takeover Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division, which includes Merrill Lynch, reported its highest earnings since Bank of America's takeover of Merrill in late 2008, as asset management and brokerage fees rose.  |
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Mason Braswell |
Raymond James' New Breed Pushes Ahead After Morgan Keegan Acquisition The acquisition of Morgan Keegan added hundreds to Raymond James wealth management ranks one year ago. Branch Manager Robert Brewer reveals how he made the transition.  |
Registered Rep. August 26, 2010 John Aidan Byrne |
Neck And Neck, Morgan and Merrill On Hiring Sprees Both firms say they plan to add net financial advisors in 2010, adding to stated plans to sign up 2,000 trainees each this year.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2012 Diana Britton |
Comings & Goings: May 2012 Raymond James named Erik Fruland as chief operating officer... M. Kitces has been named a partner at Pinnacle Advisory Group... Matt Lynch has landed at Tiburon Strategic Advisors...  |
On Wall Street August 1, 2012 |
Who's News: Recent Hirings Stifel Nicolaus has hired Richard Ward in Irvine, Calif... Wells Fargo Advisors nabbed five new advisors with $849 million in client assets... Raymond James' employee broker-dealer arm, Raymond James & Associates, has hired Tom Ford and Jeff Jones in Peoria, Ill., from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney...  |
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Aarti N. Maharaj |
The Wirehouse Way While the lure of independence has traditionally been viewed as the ultimate siren song for many advisors, many in the industry are finding good reasons to stay with the big companies. And it's not all about the money.  |
Registered Rep. November 4, 2011 Kristen French |
Indie Exodus: Overhyped? In 2009, in the wake of arguably one of the biggest financial crises this country has seen since the Great Depression, over 3,000 financial advisors left Merrill Lynch, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo to start life over at an independent broker/dealer or RIA firm.  |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2011 Kristen French |
Broker Report Card 2011: It's Getting Better All the Time Registered Rep.'s 21st annual Broker Report Cards showed advisor satisfaction ratings creeping higher this year across the board -- on everything from compensation and benefits, compliance support and sales support to products.  |
Registered Rep. March 9, 2011 Kristen French |
Morgan Stanley Cutting 200-300 FAs And Trainees The firm's wealth management division, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, should end the quarter with about 17,800 advisors, still the largest brokerage force in the U.S. by headcount.  |
Registered Rep. November 30, 2012 Diana Britton |
Withering Wirehouses? Not Quite. Many industry propellerheads have forecasted an exodus of wirehouse advisors to the independent channel as retention bonuses unwind this year.  |
Financial Advisor March 2012 |
Raymond James Hedges Bets Raymond James Financial Services CEO Dick Averitt related a story of how the independent contractor grew from a relatively small base 25 years ago to the largest part of the brokerage firm's business today.  |
On Wall Street February 1, 2012 Konish & McMorris |
Raymond James Rising Raymond James & Associates struck a deal with Regions Financial to buy its Memphis-based Morgan Keegan unit for $930 million.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Marion Asnes |
40 Years of Tom James When Tom James became CEO of Raymond James in 1970, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was in the low 800s. He's had quite a ride.  |
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Frances A. McMorris |
The Lure of Independence After 14 years as a Merrill Lynch financial advisor, Jason DiLauro set himself up as an independent through Raymond James Financial Services four miles from his previous office.  |
Registered Rep. January 14, 2011 Kristen French |
Some MSSB Advisors Upset by Johnston's Departure Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman announced Thursday that Greg Fleming, head of the firm's asset management business, will replace Charles Johnston as head of wealth management.  |
Registered Rep. April 18, 2011 Diana Britton |
MSSB Team Jumps Ship to Raymond James Father-daughter advisor team Martin Gelb and Sonya Gelb Choeff have jumped ship to Raymond James in Miami Beach, Fla., from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, as the fight for talent continues.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Stacy Schultz |
Making a Statement When Raymond James bumped up its minimums in November, it positioned itself for a new standard, but could bad timing hinder its strategy?  |
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Lorie Konish |
Will Advisors' Game Of Musical Chairs End Soon? The market crisis that began several years prompted a frantic game of musical chairs as firms and advisors sought their most competitive matches.  |
Registered Rep. April 21, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Morgan Stanley Profits Rise, Advisor Count Flat Morgan Stanley on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected revenues and profits in the first quarter, lifted by its acquisition last spring of Smith Barney and by higher fixed income.  |
Registered Rep. September 26, 2008 |
Ray Jay Wants In On Bank Action Raymond James Financial Services plans to convert itself into a bank.  |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 John Churchill |
Life After Tom After 36 years as CEO of Raymond James Financial, 63-year-old Thomas James may one day soon have time to improve his golf game.  |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Hired and Fired Up The biggest brokerage businesses are showing that even in a modest market upswing they now have in place a strategy for delivering stronger and steadier sales and earnings growth.  |
On Wall Street February 1, 2012 |
Who's News New hires for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, UBS Wealth Management, and Raymond James.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 John Churchill |
Fighting for Dollars The retail brokerage model in the U.S. is flawed. Why? Because advisors get too much of the revenue pie.  |
Registered Rep. June 5, 2012 Diana Britton |
A Regional Resurgence After years of being considered acquisition targets, regional broker/dealers may be making a comeback.  |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Eric Rasmussen |
Revenge Of The Wirehouses Large Wall Street firms dangle big incentives to hang onto advisors.  |
Registered Rep. April 16, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Merrill Advisor Defections Flat In Q1, Profit Falls Profits were down last quarter at Merrill Lynch but the brokerage's performance still helped to lift the fortunes of its new parent, Bank of America Corp.  |
On Wall Street March 1, 2011 Conrad & Konish |
Compensation 2011 While recruiting packages generate a lot of interest, the actual pay that advisors receive from their firms doesn't get as much attention. So once again, On Wall Street has sifted through the payout grids in our industry for a unique comparison of their pay packages.  |
Registered Rep. May 31, 2013 Megan Leonhardt |
Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up.  |
Registered Rep. February 15, 2012 Diana Britton |
More Advisors Fleeing Morgan Keegan Morgan Keegan has lost seven financial advisors since December, FINRA filings show. They follow some 190 other advisors who fled over the past six months.  |
On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Donna Mitchell |
Which Firms Leave Clients Most Satisfied? It's easy to call clients in good markets, but more important to call them when times are bad.  |
Registered Rep. April 5, 2012 Diana Britton |
Raymond James Reminds New $4 Million Team of Wheat First Days John Lynch, who leads the team, said Raymond James' "regional" feel reminds him of his days at Wheat First Butcher Singer, which he joined about 14 years ago.  |
On Wall Street March 1, 2013 Braswell & Konish |
Compensation Plans Step Up to Next Level Compensation plans for 2013 come with new incentives for advisors to strive for growth.  |
Registered Rep. April 21, 2011 Kristen French |
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Assets Up, Headcount and Margins Down Morgan's other two divisions -- institutional securities and asset management -- recorded declines in income and revenues.  |
Registered Rep. February 24, 2012 Diana Britton |
Some Morgan Keegan FAs Eager for Raymond James' Social Media Tools For some Morgan Keegan advisors, Raymond James is dangling a fairly tasty technological carrot: Immediate access to an advanced social media content, archiving and distribution platform.  |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 John Churchill |
Shaky Third Quarter Gives Advisors Pause The last quarter hasn't been great for retail brokerages. Low trading activity and geopolitical uncertainty kept investors on the sidelines, and advisors are feeling the pinch.  |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2006 Kristen French |
James Gorman's First Marking Period In his first four months as head of Morgan Stanley's brokerage unit, James Gorman wasted no time showing that a new regime was in place. But he hasn't convinced all the troops that it's worth sticking around to see how his turnaround plans play out.  |