UBS Announces that its Brokers Must Sign a 12-Month Non-Solicitation Agreement
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
UBS Financial Services has announced that its nearly 7000 brokers will be required to sign a 12-month non-solicit agreement if they want to receive their 2017 bonuses.
UBS, which became the second wirehouse to exist the Broker Protocol late last year, has stepped up restrictions on brokers who might want to leave the firm and “solicit” customers to join them.
According to UBS, “solicit” means the broker will not initiate any communication of any kind to encourage a customer to transfer their accounts to the broker’s new employer.
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