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Baird Grabs Smith Barney FA; Will Head New Portland Office
By Janet LevauxPerez has 29 years of industry experience, 23 of which were in branch-management roles at Smith Barney, Shearson Lehman Brothers and E.F. Hutton in Oregon and Northern California.
March 29, 2010
Two More MSSB Advisors Move; Baird Adds Them in ArizonaThe firm has added 22 FAs since the beginning of 2010, giving it a total of 650 advisors nationwide in its private wealth group.
March 26, 2010
UBS Wealth Has New Co-CEO: Gahwiler Joins from Credit SuisseUBS has appointed Lukas G?hwiler the CEO of UBS Switzerland and the co-CEO of Wealth Management & Swiss Bank; G?hwiler will take on his function on April 1.
March 25, 2010
SEC Targets UBS Banker in Case of Insider TradingAlso, the U.S. Attorney's office in New York filed criminal charges against Igor Poteroba, a healthcare banker in the Swiss bank's New York office, and his friend, Aleksey Koval.
March 19, 2010
UBS Set to Hold Confidence Vote; Will Be Part of Next Shareholders' MeetingAfter an extended delay, shareholders will vote on the performance of the board in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
March 09, 2010
Morgan Stanley Hires Citi Exec; Shedlin to Boost Investment BankingGary Shedlin joined Citigroup in 2004 and has had several high-profile banking assignments since then, including work for BlackRock.
March 04, 2010
UBS Makes More Exec Shifts: Appoints New Private Wealth COOThese changes come after former Merrill Lynch executive Robert McCann became head of Wealth Management Americas in October 2009.
March 01, 2010
Editor's Note: A Word Not From Our SponsorsDuring Tom Bradley's welcoming speech at the 14th annual TD Ameritrade Institutional conference last month, the ebullient Mr. Bradley was waxing on about certain (to...