2015 Representative Movement
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
In 2015, wirehouse firms such as UBS Financial, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors and Morgan Stanley, incurred a net loss of 312 reps. Morgan Stanley had the highest number of departures at 2,857 reps contributing to a net loss of 359.
The traditional channel experienced a net gain of 91 reps in 2015 with Raymond James and Stifel, Nicolaus leading the way. However, Edward Jones experienced a net loss of 523 reps.
The independent channel had a net growth of 2,548 reps in 2015. LPL Financial achieved the highest net rep growth at 505 and Raymond James came in second with a net growth of 322 reps. J.P. Turner had the greatest net loss of reps at 124.
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