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Registered Rep.
July 15, 2010
John Byrne |
UBS Launches New Wealth Planning Unit Tony Roth, who previously ran the brokerage's private wealth management portfolio advisory group, has been named to lead the new division.   |
Registered Rep.
September 3, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Hires Four HNW Advisors The latest hires by UBS Wealth Management Americas reflect its goal of attracting business from the ultra rich in mostly major metropolitan markets in the United States. |
Registered Rep.
May 4, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Client Asset Outflows Slow in Q1 Improving market conditions softened the blow as total client assets hit $721.6 billion in the brokerage unit of the Swiss banking giant. |
Registered Rep.
July 28, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Brokerage Unit Turning the Corner? The "turning point" in client fund outflows is about to appear for UBS Wealth Management Americas. |
Registered Rep.
February 7, 2012
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS' U.S. Brokerage Boosts Profits, Boasts Most Productive Advisors Despite global market conditions that lowered asset-based fees and transaction-based income, UBS Wealth Management Americas ended 2011 on firmer footing, earning $573 million for the year on revenues of $5.96 billion. |
Registered Rep.
November 12, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
Wealth Management R Us! The Gnomes of Zurich to Drop Kick the PaineWebber Name The century-old PaineWebber name is going to be dropped from UBS AG's brokerage and investment-banking businesses in 2003, the company says. The new name is to be, UBS Wealth Management USA. |
Registered Rep.
March 9, 2011
Kristen French |
Morgan Stanley Cutting 200-300 FAs And Trainees The firm's wealth management division, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, should end the quarter with about 17,800 advisors, still the largest brokerage force in the U.S. by headcount. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2009
David Geracioti |
Can You Say, "Morgan Stanley Smith Barney?" The Joint Venture Launches Today The deal merging Citi's brokerage (Smith Barney) with Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group is closed -- ahead of schedule. |
Registered Rep.
August 6, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Advisors Welcome Mortgage Rollout Financial advisors at UBS Wealth Management Americas closely watched this week as the U.S. brokerage rolled out plans to sell more of its own mortgage and lending products through its retail brokerage force. |
Registered Rep.
March 7, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Morgan Stanley May Drop "Smith Barney" From Name Will the Smith Barney name go the way of A.G. Edwards, Bear Stearns, and other brokerages whose historic identities were sublimated following acquisitions by larger firms? |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005 |
Comings & Goings UBS has brought in two top-producing advisors... Bank of America's global wealth and investment management division has named executives... etc. |
Registered Rep.
March 27, 2012
John Aidan Byrne |
Management Shakeup at UBS Wealth-Management Americas A management shakeup by CEO Bob McCann at the Americas brokerage unit of Swiss bank UBS AG will see two of his top executives assume more direct responsibility over its financial advisors, according to people familiar with the changes. |
On Wall Street
February 1, 2012 |
Who's News New hires for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, UBS Wealth Management, and Raymond James. |
Registered Rep.
July 28, 2005
Kristen French |
Morgan Confirms Trainee, Broker Cutbacks In an internal memo, co-president Zoe Cruz announced the company would reduce the number of trainees it hires to 1,000 in 2006, from 2,400 this year, while continuing to recruit experienced brokers who focus on high-net-worth clients. |
Registered Rep.
October 22, 2009
Christina Mucciolo |
MSSB Plans to Double Size of U.S. Division For Ultra Wealthy Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management will exclusively serve clients with a minimum of $20 million in assets. |
Registered Rep.
April 14, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Retail Brokerage Nearing a Turnaround? Client asset withdrawals have slowed at the embattled U.S. wealth management business of UBS where, in a positive sign to investors, it reported much stronger first quarter pre-tax profit than previously expected. |
Registered Rep.
February 6, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Reorganizes Wealth Management Division (update) The Wealth Management Americas division is aiming to bolster the Swiss bank's brokerage. |
Registered Rep.
May 31, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up. |
Registered Rep.
January 13, 2009
David Geracioti |
Citi, Morgan Stanley Agree To Form Joint Venture; Reps Will Receive Retention Bonus--Gorman Says: "We're Not Stupid" The combined retail brokerage units will become the largest financial services firm in the world and be a "force to be reckoned with." The combined entity will have more than 20,000 Financial advisors and an estimated $1.7 trillion in client assets. |
Registered Rep.
October 27, 2009
Kristen French |
UBS Hires McCann UBS announced that it has hired Bob McCann as the CEO of its UBS Wealth Management Americas unit, replacing former head of the division, Martin Hoekstra. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2011 |
Who's News Morgan Stanley Smith Barney hired three advisors from UBS Financial Services... Bank of America Merrill Lynch hired Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisors Raymond Stacy and Christopher Pieper... Wells Fargo Advisors hired advisor Zoran Vaz... |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
Waiting on McCann's Plan for UBS It won't be announced this week or next; instead UBS is eying an announcement in mid-April or later, people familiar with the matter told us. |
Registered Rep.
September 22, 2011
John Aidan Byrne |
McCann Memo Aims to Reassure Jittery UBS Brokers In a strongly-worded memo this week to employees at UBS Wealth Management Americas, CEO Bob McCann assured them that matters are under control. |
Registered Rep.
October 5, 2011
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Says Headhunters Playing Dirty, Unfairly Smearing the Firm Despite extensive media coverage describing nervous financial advisors and clients at the firm, insiders contend that much of this unflattering coverage is over-the-top. |
Registered Rep.
April 26, 2011
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Wealth Management Unit Improves Performance UBS Wealth Management Americas, rising from the ashes of its well-publicized disasters, had something to crow about this latest quarter (Q1 2011) |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2011
John Aidan Byrne |
McCann Reassures UBS FAs as His Profile Grows with New Appointment Robert J. McCann's responsibilities at Swiss bank giant UBS dramatically expanded with a new appointment Thursday. |
Registered Rep.
July 10, 2007
John Churchill |
With Wuffli Out, What Next for UBS? A Wealth Management Surge in the USA Peter Wuffli was replaced as CEO of UBS last week after the firm realized millions of dollars in losses in an internal hedge fund. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2010 |
Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas announces several new hires... Wells Fargo hires Stephen Zahka from Merrill Lynch and Jeremiah McNamara from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney... |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2011 |
Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas hired a two-member Bank of America Merrill Lynch team... HighTower Advisors hired a three-member Morgan Stanley Smith Barney team... etc. |
On Wall Street
March 1, 2012 |
Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas has hired six financial advisors... Morgan Stanley Smith Barney hired Merrill Lynch advisors Philip Ressa and Justin Cho... Barclays Wealth has hired eight financial advisors... |
Registered Rep.
November 9, 2010
Kristen French |
UBS Hires Three From Morgan Stanley As Recruiting Wars Intensify The war for talent is as fierce as ever, with some firms like UBS issuing a press release every time they make a big new hire. |
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2012
Kristen French |
Due Diligence: Morgan Stanley Advisors Paid to Put Clients in New Amex Credit Card Morgan Stanley Smith Barney financial advisors and client service associates will get a "small" amount of compensation for the administrative process of handling card sign up. |
Registered Rep.
October 26, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Stops the Bleeding, Adds Retail Client Assets Clients assets at UBS Wealth Management Americas outpaced withdrawals in its latest third-quarter results, a singular achievement last reported by the brokerage unit in the first quarter of 2009. |
Registered Rep.
July 26, 2011
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS Wealth Management on the Turnaround UBS Wealth Management Americas continues to improve, reporting pretax profit of $165 million for the second quarter. |
Registered Rep.
March 3, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
Krawcheck Says Advisors Not Forced Into Wealth Silos: UPDATE Citigroup's reorganization of its private bank and Global Wealth Management division, announced Tuesday, will absolutely not force advisors into silos based on client wealth. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Score One for Diversity UBS has hired a prominent black Smith Barney broker. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2011 |
Who's News Bank of America Merrill Lynch hired Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisor David Massey... HighTower Advisors has hired a three-member MSSB team... UBS Wealth Management Americas has hired MSSB executive Jon Mallon... etc. |
Registered Rep.
February 8, 2011
John Aidan Byrne |
Some Bright Spots Among the Red Ink for UBS UBS Wealth Management Americas added client assets and a handful of advisors in the fourth quarter, cushioning the blow from steep legal costs that resulted in a pre-tax loss of $34.6 million. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
Frances A. McMorris |
Can Clients Really Count on a Recovery? Do your clients agree that the sun is beginning to rise after this brutal economic storm? And if the recovery is indeed in place, then where should your clients be putting their hard-won assets, which have taken such a beating in recent months? |
Registered Rep.
January 14, 2011
Kristen French |
Some MSSB Advisors Upset by Johnston's Departure Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman announced Thursday that Greg Fleming, head of the firm's asset management business, will replace Charles Johnston as head of wealth management. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Citigroup Hates Its Profitable Assets With Smith Barney divested, shareholders may wonder where profits will come from. |
Registered Rep.
November 29, 2011
John Aidan Byrne |
UBS: Going Mobile with an FA App Financial advisors at UBS Wealth Management Americas are about to go more mobile - in a far-reaching pilot program that enables them to use an extensive array of UBS tools and other applications. |
Registered Rep.
May 27, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
High-End Investment Advice Grows Globally The private banking industry is growing at a level not seen since the late 1990s, reflecting not only an increase in the market but also an influx of new money into these firms. |
Registered Rep.
November 17, 2009
John Aidan Byrne |
McCann Sets Ambitious Targets for UBS The chief executive of UBS' Wealth Management Americas also reiterated his profitability target of 15 to 20 percent for the division, and set a goal of CHF1 billion for annualized pre-tax profit. |
Registered Rep.
January 12, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Citi Grabs a Lifeline, Morgan Stages a Coup Despite a $45 billion capital injection from the government in 2008, Citi is in dire enough need of capital that it is planning to spin off its retail brokerage operation, Smith Barney, according to reports, in a joint venture with cross-town rival Morgan Stanley |
Registered Rep.
February 7, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's King Breaks Away, Taps Dynasty for Help A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney team led by Larry King in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. left the wirehouse and started an independent registered investment advisor, King Wealth Management Group. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Is UBS Calling the End of Universal Banks? UBS is reversing its "one bank" strategy by giving increased autonomy to its three businesses: Investment Banking, Wealth Management, and Asset Management. |
BusinessWeek
January 13, 2011
Michael J. Moore |
It's Showtime for Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley failed to live up to expectations last year; CEO James Gorman doesn't want the losing streak to continue. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010 |
Who's News People: David S. Lynn joins Morgan Stanley Smith Barney... UBS Private Wealth Management promotes Frank Minerva to COO... Philip Fett joins JPMorgan Chase... more... |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2010 |
Who's News Wells Fargo Advisors recruits a number of new financial advisors... UBS Wealth Management Americas recruits several new teams... Barclays Wealth hires Gary Krieger... |
