10/23/2012

Private Ocean Brings a New Advisor on Board

He has served as an advisor to small and middle market business and high net worth individuals in the areas of tax planning, wealth management, accounting issues, succession planning, real estate investments and strategic planning.

10/22/2012

Merrill Grabs Morgan Team Managing $2.5B

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has snapped up a Morgan Stanley advisor team managing about $2.5 billion in client assets to its Private Banking and Investments Group.

10/20/2012

Credit Suisse, UBS could cut a total 7,000 jobs

UBS is to cut 3,000-5,000 jobs as part of cost-saving measures to offset falling profit, while rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse may announce 1,000-2,000 cuts, Der Sonntag newspaper reported.

10/18/2012

Allstate Corporation CEO joins State Street board

He received a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

10/17/2012

Hard times at brokerages spell good times for headhunters

Many senior advisers at brokerage arms of major banks say they are considering jumping ship for the first time, frustrated by problems plaguing their parent companies, from credit rating downgrades to staff cutbacks to bothersome technology changes.

10/16/2012

Risk Paradigm Adds Morgan Stanley Team

Risk Paradigm Group, an independent wealth and asset management firm, announced Monday that a three member advisor team from the Tower Group of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management will join the firm.