By Ian Wenik, Citywire – Rockefeller Capital Management has added a five-advisor team from Merrill Lynch. Dallas-based advisors Neil Rubenstein, James Sandfort, Anna Gorman, Ryan Barcena and Michael Buss have all joined the Viking Global Investors-backed firm, according to their Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) BrokerCheck profiles. The five advisors operated under the RSA Group brand name while at Merrill.
By Andrew Welsch, OnWallStreet – A team that managed $175 million at UBS quit to open an independent practice with Kestra Private Wealth Services, according to the company. The team was driven in part by a desire to keep pace with changes in wealth management, according to team member Brendan McCarthy, who pointed to what he said were improvements in technology as well as greater accessibility to products and services for clients.
By Ian Wenik, Citywire – Sanctuary Wealth is on a recruitment roll after adding two more Merrill Lynch breakaway advisor teams to its independent RIA network that run a combined $530 million in client assets. The latest recruits are Sanctuary’s third and fourth teams to join its network this month. Indianapolis, Ind.-based Sanctuary now has a combined $10 billion in assets under management on its platform.
By Garrett Keyes, Financial Advisor IQ – The financial advice team of Enclave Wealth Advisors, responsible for $275 million in client assets, has left Merrill Lynch for independence through Sanctuary Wealth’s network of financial advisories, according to a Sanctuary press release.
By Michelle Abrego, Citywire – Independent network Sanctuary Wealth has added a Merrill Lynch breakaway team with $275 million in client assets.
By Lavanya Nair, Financial Advisor IQ – RBC Wealth Management hired an advisor from Merrill Lynch who oversaw $250 million in client assets, according to the company.Joining the Florham Park office in New Jersey, veteran advisor David Hollenberg has 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He spent the entirety of his career at Merrill Lynch, according to FINRA BrokerCheck records.
By Mason Braswell, AdvisorHub – A New Jersey broker who had spent his 24-year career with Merrill Lynch shifted last week to RBC Wealth Management, expressing irritation with the firm’s Bank of America parentage.
By Joyce Blay, Financial Advisor Magazine – Former Merrill Lynch wealth manager Craig Robson, who managed $450 million in client assets at the firm’s Atlanta office, is launching Regent Peak Wealth Advisors.Robson’s independent wealth management firm will be based in Atlanta and will serve high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, the company said.
WealthManagement.com – A wealth advisory team managing more than $450 million in client assets will be joining Dynasty Financial Partners to create Regent Peak Wealth Advisors, a new independent wealth management firm. The Atlanta-based five-person team is led by Craig Robson, who is leaving Merrill Lynch after 25 years. He said in an interview with WealthManagement.com that optionality in choice and finding new ways to serve clients spurred the change.
By Alex Padalka, Financial Advisor IQ – After slow growth in its advisor ranks in the first quarter and several departures in April, Raymond James has lured a pair of advisors from UBS, Raymond James says.
