Credit Suisse is shutting down its private banking operations and last month announced a transition agreement that lets Credit Suisse brokers move to Wells Fargo. We believe that many brokers will take advantage of the deal, if for no reason other than Credit Suisse has threatened to withhold their deferred compensation if they do not go to Wells Fargo.
However, large producers do not like the deal, since there is a cap of $5 million on transition bonuses. For producers who are generating 2-3 million in revenue, and with firms paying 2-3 times trailing 12 as an upfront loan, a five million dollar cap is obviously an issue.Wells Fargo is attempting to address that concern by offering an additional $2.5 million in deferred compensation vesting over 4 years, but that might not be enough to lure the Credit Suisse brokers. Other firms have stepped into the void, including UBS which has been aggressively recruiting brokers.
Last week a Credit Suisse team left with $3.2 billion in assets and went to UBS. Today's defection goes to Morgan Stanley, as a team managing 5 billion dollars at Credit Suisse has joined Morgan Stanley in New York.
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