Bill Van Law

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  Raymond James Signals Big Push on RIAs, Names Van Law to Head IAD

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 13, 2012

  Former Raymond James chief BD recruiter to spearhead “renewed focus” on Investment Advisors Division.

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  UBS Team Jumps to Independence at Raymond James

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 14, 2011

  A team with $200 million in assets joins Raymond James Financial Services in Duluth, Minn.

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  UBS, Merrill & Raymond James Grab Top Morgan Stanley Teams

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2011

  UBS attracts a Morgan Stanley team of advisors with $1.7 billion in assets, as Merrill Lynch and Raymond James attract $1 million-plus producers.

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  Raymond James Adds HNW Advisor From UBS

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 19, 2011

  The $1 million producer is expected to join the independent channel of Raymond James with about $110 million in client assets.

• Ex-UBS Chief Grano on Wirehouses: ‘They’ve Lost Their Way’

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 18, 2011

  The former head of UBS-PaineWebber also says that the breakaway-broker trend is likely to continue

• Raymond James Recruits Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo FA Veterans

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 3, 2011

  Raymond James announced that it has hired two Baton Rouge, La.-based financial advisors, Tom Breaux and Ian James, both of them veterans of large wirehouse firms.

• A Drive for Independence: Wirehouse Advisors Look Under the Hoods of Indie Firms

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  June 1, 2009

  As Philip Palaveev, president of Fusion Advisor Network, bluntly puts it: "I don't think we've seen such a profound weakening of wirehouse brands before. This...

• Raymond James Euphoric Over Recruiting; Introduces New Leader at Confab

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2009

  (LAS VEGAS) Executives of Raymond James Financial Services met with about 1,500 of the firm's 3,120 independent advisors during the group's annual professional-development conference, held...

• RJFS Hosts Confab; Showcases Growth

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2008

  (ORLANDO, FLA.) Raymond James Financial Services National Conference for Professional Development, held March 9-12 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort, featured publisher and former...

• Migration Time

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2007

  Recent events in the broker/ dealer world may have set the stage for higher than usual firm-to-firm migration by representatives, some of whom have been...