Chip Roame

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  The State of Investor Trust, or Distrust, Fiduciary and the CFP Board

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  October 25, 2012

  Is the argument over a fiduciary standard for all advice-givers, and the CFP Board's position on a fiduciary standard for CFPs, missing the bigger point?

• Joint Venture Drops Smith Barney

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2012

  Morgan Stanley says that its U.S. wealth management business is now branded Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM).

• What’s Driving Industry Shifts?

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2012

  The number of wirehouse advisors and their asset base continues to drop, says a report released by Cerulli Associates on Monday.

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  Morgan Stanley Drops Smith Barney From Name

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  “The name change was not unexpected,” said a recruiter. “Finally, we have the culmination of what was not a joint venture, but a takeover.”

• Morgan Stanley, Citi Strike Deal on MSSB

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  Morgan Stanley and Citigroup have agreed on the valuation to be used in pricing Morgan Stanley’s purchase of the remaining stake in the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture: $13.5 billion for the full business, which includes close to 17,000 advisors.

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  Top 10 Indie BDs With Best-Producing Advisors

  By John Sullivan and Liana Roberts, AdvisorOne  |  June 22, 2012

  Investment Advisor magazine’s 2012 BD Reference Guide helps sort and rank IBDs in five major categories, with AdvisorOne here highlighting 10 by the annual gross production of their advisors.

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  Merrill Loses Four Advisors to Wells Fargo

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 20, 2012

  The departures come on the heels of news that BofA is selling some operations to Julius Baer and firing some U.S. Trust managers.

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  New Hire Roundup: Morningstar Adds to Fund Research Team

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 20, 2012

  This week in new hires, Morningstar announced six appointments for its fund analyst research team; James Machuga joined Merk Investments; and Philipp Hildebrand was named vice chairman at BlackRock.

• 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.