Schwab shares spike but its new CEO mostly plays defense after analysts ask why its RIA clients hit net-new asset growth norms and Schwab retail is stuck at 3.5% growth
Rick Wurster says Schwab is still building 'trust' with legacy TD Ameritrade clients disoriented by the merger and 'getting them used to' a 'completely different experience.'
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Rick Wurster is 'ideally prepared,' for CEO role, says Charles R. 'Chuck' Schwab -- he practically runs the company, advances the business model and actually lives in Texas
The president and CEO-in-waiting has all but Walt Bettinger reporting to him, and spearheads huge initiatives in alts, banking, private banking and proprietary investments
October 5, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Walter Bettinger joins Charles Schwab Corp. mass executive exodus, leaving a very complex CEO puzzle to solve for his young, ex-McKinsey successor
CEO grew the company by $8 trillion in assets to 'powerhouse' status amid significant accomplishments -- sans RIA mention -- but shares are sagging, and its bank remains a sore subject.
October 3, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Charles 'Chuck Schwab' called James Gorman to protest a two-broker poach, kicking off a hydra-headed legal battle, costing Morgan Stanley millions, so far
The Schwab founder and chairman invoked Charles Schwab Corp.'s zero-tolerance policy against Wall Street -- or RIA -- poaching of talent and AUM from Schwab branches.
March 9, 2023 at 1:23 AM
Chuck Schwab reveals Part B, doubling-down on Walt Bettinger by making him co-chair, a day after Part A -- wagering $15 billion from the Schwab corporate treasury on the CEO's future leadership
The 84 year-old founder's elevation of his 61-year-old protege may foretell bigger fireworks from Rick Wurster who recently took over many of Bettinger's CEO duties, one executive recruiter says.
