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Morgan Stanley wealth management shines

James Gorman once set a 20% margin target for Morgan Stanley's wealth management operation — then lowered it. Given the stellar 1Q performance of the unit, maybe he should go back to the original goal.

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‘Dom the Bomb’ goes from Merrill wealth management to Wimbledon

Choosing between tennis and banking isn't easy but 140 mph serve helps

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Morgan Stanley fights Idaho defecting brokers

Judge denies most claims; next stop is Finra arbitration.

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Citing change at the firm, brother and sister team splits Morgan Stanley

A brother and sister team with strong family ties to Salomon Smith Barney have left Morgan Stanley to go indie. The brokerage, said the brother, 'wasn't the same company we grew up with'.

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An adviser’s adviser invigorates UBS

Robert Mulholland has breathed new life into the adviser ranks of UBS since the wirehouse's low point in 2009. It hasn't been easy. | How does UBS rate with customers?

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Trainees are burning out

Alex Freemon was so eager to be a stockbroker after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology last…

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<b>Opinion:</b> Facebook flop doesn’t look good for Morgan Stanley

Opinion: Facebook flop doesn't look good for Morgan Stanley

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Ketchum suggests brokers falling short in discussing risk

Finra chief says fixed income, structured products demand straight talk to clients.

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SIFMA’s endorsement of broker-comp rule may help wirehouses

Disclosure could eventually end era of big bonuses, saving firms a bundle

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Split from SIFMA cited amid mass resignations at industry association

Insiders say board members of the American Securitization Forum are resigning en masse. The reason? A source points to the association's 2010 divorce from SIFMA, which may have created governance issues.

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Sarch: Morgan Stanley 3D, almost a year later

I have teenage girls. They are wonderful kids and I am sure that many of you share some…

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Moving from wirehouses pays off

Breaking away from the wirehouses has paid off handsomely for financial advisers over the past five years, according…

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Out of the ashes, wirehouses rise

After years of demonization and defections, the Big Four firms are going on the offensive.

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Baird expands in the oil patch

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. is expanding its wealth management operations in Texas, recruiting seven former Wells…

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UBS wealth unit reports record profits, inflows

UBS AG reported improved first-quarter results for its U.S. retail-wealth-management business, with a record pretax profit of $251…

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Outlook good for wirehouses

Influential Sanford Bernstein bank analyst Brad Hintz thinks that the wirehouses are going to be big beneficiaries of…

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UBS elevates Mathews to oversee ultra high-net-worth business

Former regional director replaces Chandler, who will run wealth management.

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Influential bank analyst says wirehouses looking good

Bank analyst sees wirehouses as big winners in wealth-management industry recovery. Light at the end of the tunnel?

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UBS wealth management announces record profits, new money

Focus on wealth and asset management paying off as revamp from capital-heavy activities accelerates.

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UBS listening to shareholders on wealth management split

A powerful shareholder thinks UBS should hive off its investment bank. Given the recent stellar performance of the company's wealth management business, this isn't such a whacky idea.