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• Broker Exits Spur Recruiting Shift

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2012

  The movement of financial advisors out of the wirehouses has continued in early 2012, experts say, and should put Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley on notice.

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  Special Report: The 2012 IA 25

  By Editorial Staff  |  April 24, 2012

  Throughout the rest of April and May, we’ll be publishing extended versions of each profile, including exclusive interviews, on AdvisorOne.

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  UBS Streamlines McCann’s Leadership Team

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2012

  UBS Americas trimmed a layer of management under CEO Robert McCann and increased the duties of some of wealth-management leaders, according to a memo released by McCann on Friday.

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  Wall St. Bonuses Taking 14% Beatdown, Could’ve Been Much Worse

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2012

  Workers at Wall Street firms should expect their cash bonuses to fall by 14% this year, after dropping 13% last year, according to an estimate released in March by New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

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  Matt Lynch Moves to Tiburon From IBD-RIA Capital Analysts

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 23, 2012

  Matt Lynch, former CEO of the independent broker-dealer/RIA Capital Analysts, is now a principal at Tiburon Strategic Advisors.

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  Merrill, Morgan Talent Drain Needs Response, Expert Says

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2012

  As more brokers move to independence, the wirehouses are left fighting over remaining reps.

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  Wall St. Bonuses Taking 14% Beatdown, Could’ve Been Much Worse

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2012

  But these declines, reported by the New York Comptroller, are much smaller than the fall in profits, experts say.

• Merrill Lynch Boosts Asset Minimum

  By Janet Levaux  |  February 1, 2012

  Merrill Lynch is raising its minimum asset level for client households to $250,000 from $100,000 this year, the Bank of America unit said in early January.

• Raymond James to Purchase Morgan Keegan From Regions

  By Janet Levaux  |  February 1, 2012

  St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Raymond James Financial said on Jan. 11 that it would buy Memphis-based Morgan Keegan from Regions Financial in a $930-million stock transaction.

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  Raymond James’ Retention Deal May Help It Keep Morgan Keegan Reps

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 27, 2012

  The $300,000 production level for the awards should prove advantageous to Raymond James, recruiters and others explain.