In this section we present key findings and insights from our survey questions on practice management and operations, including services offered, the most time-consuming activities, professional designations, custody relationships and documentation trends.
John Thain, former CEO of Merrill Lynch, who commandeered the brokerage firm’s sale to Bank of America and then was axed by BofA CEO Ken Lewis in January, resurfaced to redeem his reputation. According to today’s NY Post, in Thain&...
Bob McCann, chief executive of UBS’ Wealth Management Americas, set out some ambitious targets today for the brokerage’s unit—including turning around client asset flows and boosting capital. He also reiterated his profitability...
The cooling off of recruiting bonuses didn’t last very long. This week Morgan Stanley Smith Barney upped its recruiting offer for “top quintile” reps to 330 percent of trailing 12-month production—among the highest figures...
It was inevitable. Some of Merrill Lynch’s 15,000 financial advisors are feeling pressure to sell parent company Bank of America’s checking and savings account products—and they’re not happy about it, say sources.
Newly minted advisors, fresh out of training program, more often fail than succeed. Add a credit crisis, a market crash and a recession to the mix, and most green FAs quit before year one is up. Here's a handful who are bucking the odds.
